A collection of 16 posts
Molecules with antibiotic properties have been around long before mankind recognized their usefulness in preventing and treating bacterial infections. In the 20th century we began mass-producing antibiotics, mainly synthetic derivatives of naturally produced antibiotic molecules. Since then, antibiotics have routinely been used for different purposes in the fields of medicine,
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Human activities have substantially altered ecosystems. This means that all kinds of organisms now have to cope with different stressors, such as global warming, pollution, invasive species, and habitat destruction. We already know that such alterations cause a loss of biodiversity, bringing countless species to the verge of extinction. To
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The global ocean plays a key role in many terrestrial processes and is changing rapidly with climate change. The ocean is a complex system influenced by biological, physical and chemical processes. It stores dozens of times more carbon than the atmosphere. Photosynthesising organisms in the surface ocean produce about half
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We live in a time where Machine Learning is getting more and more important, with AI models being used for an increasing number of tasks, such as sorting through job applications or identifying academic fraud. Therefore, it is important to make sure that computers make good decisions that do not
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Every day, we make decisions without knowing what the outcome will be – from choosing how to spend our money to planning our next move in a game. In many real-world situations, such as financial markets and AI systems, results depend on chance, incomplete information, and the actions of others. Understanding
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The brain (you have probably already heard of it) is a very important organ. So important that your body decides to protect it with a whole armour of bone. Its job is to communicate with your tissues, in a complex language that the cells understand. And what if we were
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