Illuminating light therapy
Ilan Kelman shares what is known and what
is still being studied about light therapy in Norway, which has long periods
of seasonal darkness.
Category: Research & Science
Wind energy: How clean and sustainable is it?
Ilan Kelman asks questions about Norway’s large-scale wind farms and what other clean and sustainable options exist now and in the future.
Polar Research Strategy
Ilan Kelman reviews the Norwegian Academy
for Polar Research’s (Norges Vitenskapsakademi for Polarforskning) 2021-2025
strategy and finds it lacking.
Omnipresent caffeine exposure
Norwegian Committee for Food and Environment reports on caffeine exposure and risk and what’s safe to consume and for whom.
Pondering the pandemic and public health
Leading epidemiologist Dr. Michael Osterholm sits down with The Norwegian American to talk about public health and where we’re at with the pandemic today.
Returning to school in a pandemic
As big questions about going back to school during the pandemic loom, Ilan Kelman reviews three studies about COVID-19 transmission in school.
Neanderthals, Scandinavian trolls, and troglodytes
Could trolls be folkloric renderings of Neanderthals? Archeologist Patrick Hunt considers archaeological and historical evidence to examine this claim.
Profiles of Norwegian Science
The COVID-19 pandemic and its varied impacts and repercussions have had nearly devastating consequences for the Antarctic research community.
Forest research for the trees
Ilan Kelman considers two recent studies in Norway that examine how forests and wood products contribute to Norway’s economy and landscapes.
The Arctic Environmental Responsibility Index
The Arctic Environmental Responsibility Index seeks to better understand resource extraction and environmental responsibility in the Arctic.
