by Ihtesham Ali*
(28 August 2026) A Norwegian neuroscientist spent 20 years proving that the act of writing by hand changes the human brain in ways typing physically cannot, and almost nobody outside her field has read the paper.
by Frank Bergman*
(21 August 2026) One of the world’s leading digital forensics experts is sounding the alarm after admitting that artificial intelligence (AI) has become so powerful that even seasoned specialists can no longer reliably tell what is real and what is fake.
by Carl Bossard*
(14 August 2026) (Journal21) As the new school year begins, attention turns to new skills, digital opportunities and the demands of a changing world. Yet before children can think for themselves, make judgements and take on responsibility, they need something more fundamental: a foundation. Freedom grows out of experience, guidance and trust.
by Uli Gellermann*
(7 August 2026) In the Kyiv metro, one can read German self-congratulation on advertising space: under the headline “Razom” (meaning “Together” in English), the German government is running a poster campaign promoting the vast quantities of weapons and money it is investing in Ukraine’s war against Russia.
by David Bell,* USA
(31 July 2026) The theme of impending doom and a desperate search for missing panaceas is aimed at wealthy countries, which makes the real difference. Even if a few eventually die, vast tranches of taxpayer dollars can still be offloaded to Pharma, and investors make a killing before such metrics become clear.
by Georg Koch*
(3 July 2026) Katrin Blatz Brubakk is a German-Norwegian child psychologist who specialises in trauma. Since 2014, she has been deployed repeatedly by “Médecins Sans Frontières” to various locations. Gaza was her first mission directly in a war zone. Consequently, the rules had to be strictly adhered to:
“Never go outside the walls without being accompanied by a security guard.” – “Always wear the white vest of Médecins Sans Frontières.” – “Never stray more than 50 metres from the road.”