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Is Facebook leaving Europe? The dance of online data and privacy
A few months ago a piece of news echoed through the different media in Europe. Facebook, now known as Meta, and led by its CEO Mark Zuckerberg, threatened to leave Europa by closing most of its services (including the famous Instagram platform). Although the population, in general, considered a risk that this technological giant would leave the European market, for the most expert, this statement was considered a very unbelievable threat.
Towards an Internet of "Important" Things
The Internet of Things (IoT) has been promising to revolutionize the world for many years but this revolution is taking longer than expected…
Treatments that modify your DNA: Dangerous?
Can modern medicine alter your DNA? And if so, is that necessarily a bad thing? Let us talk gene therapy.
Are we alone in the Universe?
We know that life on Earth flourishes everywhere, for every crack, even in the most adverse conditions, life finds a way to breakthrough. But, as far as we know, that only happens on Earth. We do not know if our planet is a rarity, a cosmic anomaly, or if, on the contrary, life is not a coincidence but a consequence, and this, whenever it can, appears.
Computational simulations to explore sustainable pathways in agriculture
Many different disciplines are focused on how to ensure a future that guarantees food security while reducing the environmental impacts of agricultural activity. In short, we are looking at how to make agriculture sustainable.
Comic of the Nobel Prize in Physiology of 2021!
Aída García explains all you need to know about the Nobel Prize in Physiology of 2021 to David Julius y Ardem Patapoutian in a short comic.
Biofilms lighting storm - the bright battle against superbugs
A tale of stellar dances: the formation of Barium stars
Winning text of the first prize from the jury and first prize from the public
A TRiP to the dorsal root ganglia
Winning image of the jury's first prize and the public's second prize
Applications of Human Motion Modelling and Recognition using Wearable Sensors
Winning image of the jury's second prize and the public's first prize
How does age affect cancer progression?
According to the World’s Health Organization, cancer (and not Covid-19) was the leading cause of death worldwide with nearly 10,000,000 deaths in 2020. In this blog post, I approach the relationship between cancer and age to answer the question of one of our readers.
Why is the sound of fingernails on a blackboard so uncomfortable?
Ever wondered why do we have such a strong reaction to a specific sound? Are you one of those people that can’t resist the sound of nails scratching in a blackboard? In this blog post, I explain where your discomfort comes from.
Spanish: a language for science
This blog post reflects on the extension of Spanish as a language of science.
Why is the sky blue?
Get ready to travel 148 million kilometers at full speed. It will take only 8 minutes. This is the journey we are going to take to answer this question. However, as you will see, the most interesting stuff will happen in the last 100 km of the trip...
Vaccines against Covid19: differently equal
2020 came with a pandemic and 2021 brings us various types of vaccines, with a ton of new terms. But do you know how each vaccine works? In this post, I explain what is essential for you to distinguish them.
Vaccination under legal or moral obligation?
An opinion article about the value of getting vaccinated in the Covid19 era.
Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food… when possible!
Do you have a recurring stomachache or a certain intestinal discomfort after eating? Have you been told it's not a big deal, or that it might be due to stress? In this post we explain that these ailments have a biological origin and are more common than you thought.
Women and Nobel prizes: a reflection on a path towards gender equality
Nobel Prizes are awarded each year to personalities who have made a crucial contribution in bringing benefits to humanity. The relevance of women in these awards has increased over time parallelly with social changes. There is still a long way to go to fill in the current gender gap.
Towards the recovery of Europe
Have you heard of the Recovery Plan for Europe? Do you know what it consists of? In this post you will find all related information about the three online seminars that CEBE organized, between September and November 2020, to announce the set of initiatives that emerged within the Recovery Plan for Europe in the areas of science, innovation and industry, as well as to analyse the consequences of the health and social crisis caused by the pandemic in terms of mobility and employment.
Towards the recovery of Europe: innovation, employment and mobility
Here you can find the third online seminar of the cycle "Towards the recovery of Europe: innovation, employment and mobility".
Towards the recovery of Europe: innovation, employment and mobility
Here you can find the second online seminar of the cycle "Towards the recovery of Europe: innovation, employment and mobility"
Towards the recovery of Europe: innovation, employment and mobility
Here you can find the first online seminar of the cycle "Towards the recovery of Europe: innovation, employment and mobility"
What are the Millennium Prize problems?
Mathematics rules most natural and scientific phenomena. But not all problems have been solved yet and here I tell you all about the most famous ones, the Millenium Prize problems!
How does immunotherapy against cancer work?
In the first blog entry about cancer immunotherapy, I guided you through the ins and outs of how our own immune system can help us fight cancer and the strategies that are used to help and improve this system in that fight. In this second entry, I am going to explain vaccines based on tumor proteins and those vaccines used against cancer-related viruses.
Deciphering the human essence
Here you can watch again the event "Deciphering the human essence", in which the Spanish paleoanthropologist Juan Luis Arsuaga and the Belgian neuroscientist Axel Cleeremans discussed the different aspects of the human essence.
What is quantum computing?
Quantum computing is about to start a technological revolution. Here, we will tell you how and why!
What is transgenic food? Is it dangerous if I eat it?
The topic of transgenic food is currently one of the most controversial in the field of science, and the debate around it involves the health of human beings, as well as the interests of farmers and companies in the agricultural and biotechnology industry. In this post I explain what they are and why they are not dangerous to health.
Genome à la carte. How does CRISPR-Cas9 work?
In October of 2020, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Jennifer A. Doudna won the Nobel Prize in Chemistry for designing the tool that allows modifying the cellular genome in a desired position. But what is CRISPR and how does it work?
What are shooting stars?
Spoiler alert! Shooting stars are not stars but little pieces of a comet that have visited our neighborhood in the solar system. In this post we will explain their formation and origin and we will talk about the most popular meteor showers.
Clinical trials: always looking after our health
How many times, due to catching a cold or the flu in those winter days, have we approached our "medicine cabinet" and taken an aspirin, ibuprofen or a frenadol to relieve its associated discomfort. Have you ever wondered how did that medicine you are taking get to your house? Sure, you bought it at the pharmacy…But how does that product reach the market? In this post, we are going to explain the hard life of medicines and the stages that they have to go through in clinical trials so that you can get better from the living room of your house, the typical winter couch day of a sofa, flick, blanket and… a bad flu!
How does immunotherapy against cancer work?
The immune system, our great ally against infections, is also an essential tool in our fight against cancer. But how does it do it?
Webinar 1 - “What does being a science communicator mean?”
Get to know everything about the first webinar from the series “Translating knowledge: the world of scientific communication and illustration”
Webinar 2 - “Scientific illustration: the artistic side of science”
Did you miss the webinar on scientific illustration? You can re-watch it and learn more about what the more artistic side of science can offer to you
What is the difference between bacteria and viruses?
Nowadays, we all carry with us a disinfecting gel with bactericidal and virucidal properties, but why this distinction? Are virus and bacteria so different? Well, yes, they are and in this blog entry we will cover the main differences between the two.
What is an artificial neural network?
Artificial intelligence (AI) is becoming part of our lives. However, many people still imagine AI as something futuristic and hard to understand, typical from sci-fi movies but far from our daily routine. But is it really something reserved for computer science experts? In this post we introduce the concept of one of the building blocks of AI: the artificial neural network (ANN).
Is our economic system promoting gender inequality?
Question discussed during the roundtable: "Towards gender equality in science: are we on the right track?"
How should men help to reach gender equality?
Question discussed during the roundtable: "Towards gender equality in science: are we on the right track?"
Why are girls, in general, less attracted to STEM degrees?
Question discussed during the roundtable: "Towards gender equality in science: are we on the right track?"
Is meritocracy based on true merits?
Question discussed during the roundtable: "Towards gender equality in science: are we on the right track?"
What are the current solutions? Are they working?
Questions discussed during the roundtable: "Towards gender equality in science: are we on the right track?"
Gender equality in science, we are not there yet
As part of the event series «Girls and Women in Science», past March 6th CEBE organized a round table «Towards gender equality in science: are we on the right track?». This blog post dives through and deepens into the main topics discussed during this roundtable, which I had the pleasure to moderate.