Nobel’s legacy and the “other” prizes
A look at this year’s winners—and the structure of the science prize categories John Erik Stacy The Norwegian American The legacy of Alfred Nobel is best known for the Peace Prize awarded in Oslo...
Category: Research & Science
What makes somewhere an island?
Profiles of Norwegian science Ilan Kelman Agder, Norway Norway as an island country? Seems strange given its position on the edge of continental Europe with land borders (and studies of them) along Russia, Finland,...
Does your TV travel?
Broadcasting standards vary by country, so check your TV before shipping it M. Michael Brady Asker, Norway A resident of the United States moving to Norway (or the other direction) can take a radio...
Norway’s research with China endures
Profiles of Norwegian science Ilan Kelman Agder, Norway Continents and cultures apart, Norway and China nonetheless maintain a strong scientific bond. Research cooperation between the two countries is epitomized by Geir Inge Orderud, a...
Will the robots overthrow society?
Norwegian expert Jim Tørresen discusses the future of artificial intelligence Julie Vissgren Editor-in-Chief, Innomag.no Robots are already more intelligent than we people in several areas, and the fear that they will take over the...
Norwegians asked to name a species
Steinar Brandslet NTNU Gemini The moss world will never be the same. The moss Norwegian researchers thought they knew has played a trick on them. In return, researchers are calling on the Norwegian public...
Norwegians learn why time flies
Nobel-winning team discovers brain cells that may hold the key to our subjective experience of time—using chocolate The Local Edvard Moser, the Nobel prize-wining professor at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology, and...
Findings shared at sociology congress
Profiles of Norwegian science Ilan Kelman Agder, Norway Every four years, thousands of scientists gather to explore the latest findings and debates in sociology. This year from July 15 to 21, the World Congress...
Studying borders to understand nations
Profiles of Norwegian science Ilan Kelman Agder, Norway Over 1,500 miles of fascination. Such is Norway’s land border with other countries: Sweden, Finland, and Russia. Just exceeding the length of Alaska’s land borders with...
Report on interdisciplinary research
Profiles of Norwegian science Ilan Kelman Agder, Norway Interdisciplinary: the elusive word in science. So many want to do it, so many try to do it, and so many are never quite certain if...
