The Financial Economist Who Tried to Fix Capitalism Twice
Michael Jensen spent much of his life asking one of the most important questions in modern business: What makes companies work well, and what causes them to fail? For decades, his ideas shaped how cor...
29 Touko 17min
Invisible Hazards: How Water Shapes the Safety of Hydroponic Food
At first glance, hydroponic farming seems like the future made real. Rows of leafy greens grow indoors, roots suspended in carefully balanced nutrient solutions, untouched by soil and shielded from ma...
28 Touko 9min
Listening to Moving Fluids: How Sound Waves Reveal Hidden Worlds
It would be difficult to understand the movement of water in a murky lake, or the swirling air inside a sealed chamber, without being able to see inside. For decades, scientists have relied on clever ...
27 Touko 10min
From Sanitizers to Social Media: The Hidden Science Behind Everyday Choices
When most people think of scientific research, they may imagine test tubes, lab coats, and microscopes. However, many impactful experiments happen not in laboratories, but in office buildings, student...
19 Touko 11min
Colitis ulcerosa und die verborgene Logik chronischer Erkrankungen
Colitis ulcerosa, oft als UC bezeichnet, ist eine chronisch-entzündliche Erkrankung des Dickdarms, die weltweit immer häufiger auftritt, auch bei Jugendlichen und jungen Erwachsenen. Für viele Patient...
18 Touko 16min
The Hidden Life of Fat: How Adipose Tissue Shapes Health Across a Lifetime
For much of modern history, body fat was viewed simply as stored energy, a passive reserve that expanded or shrank depending on diet and activity. Today, that understanding has shifted dramatically. R...
7 Touko 11min
Reimagining Europe: Crisis, Solidarity, and the Search for a Common Future
In moments of uncertainty, societies are compelled to imagine what comes next. The future becomes a contested space, shaped not only by policies and institutions but also by competing visions of what ...
7 Touko 14min
Speaking in the Shadows: How Everyday Pakistanis Are Redefining Voice and Power
In an age where a single post can spark a national debate, the question of who gets to speak and who is heard has taken on new urgency. In her book, Dissenting Counter-Publics in Pakistani Social Medi...
6 Touko 11min
