Horizons Magazine
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The Swiss research magazine, powered by @snsf-ch.bsky.social and Swiss Academies of Arts and Sciences. 🧠🔬🌱📚 https://www.horizons-mag.ch/
Binge-watching for research purposes: Stéphane Boutin analysed TV series for his doctoral
thesis. Today he’s a study programme coordinator at University of Zurich. After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s, he wrote a candid essay about it for the Tages Anzeiger.👇
thesis. Today he’s a study programme coordinator at University of Zurich. After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s, he wrote a candid essay about it for the Tages Anzeiger.👇
Watching TV with Nietzsche
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November 24, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Binge-watching for research purposes: Stéphane Boutin analysed TV series for his doctoral
thesis. Today he’s a study programme coordinator at University of Zurich. After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s, he wrote a candid essay about it for the Tages Anzeiger.👇
thesis. Today he’s a study programme coordinator at University of Zurich. After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s, he wrote a candid essay about it for the Tages Anzeiger.👇
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If you want to capture #SpaceDebris, it helps to know how fast it’s spinning. Researchers at the Zimmerwald Observatory are working on this.👇
If you want to capture #SpaceDebris, it helps to know how fast it’s spinning. Researchers at the Zimmerwald Observatory are working on this.👇
Tracking trash in space
Horizons - In brief
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November 21, 2025 at 7:00 AM
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If you want to capture #SpaceDebris, it helps to know how fast it’s spinning. Researchers at the Zimmerwald Observatory are working on this.👇
If you want to capture #SpaceDebris, it helps to know how fast it’s spinning. Researchers at the Zimmerwald Observatory are working on this.👇
💵 7.4 million francs. This is our value in the eyes of 🇨🇭 society. Here’s our survey to understand how and why our lives are valued, whether concerning health, disasters, transportation or conflicts. With contributions from Laurent Goetschel. 👇
The cost of a human life
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November 19, 2025 at 7:00 AM
💵 7.4 million francs. This is our value in the eyes of 🇨🇭 society. Here’s our survey to understand how and why our lives are valued, whether concerning health, disasters, transportation or conflicts. With contributions from Laurent Goetschel. 👇
“Bridging the divide between science and policy making should no longer be the icing on the
cake but the cake itself”.
Says Abishek S. Narayan at @eawag.bsky.social👇
cake but the cake itself”.
Says Abishek S. Narayan at @eawag.bsky.social👇
“Efforts to bridge science, policy making and the economy are not valued”
Horizons - In brief
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November 17, 2025 at 7:00 AM
“Bridging the divide between science and policy making should no longer be the icing on the
cake but the cake itself”.
Says Abishek S. Narayan at @eawag.bsky.social👇
cake but the cake itself”.
Says Abishek S. Narayan at @eawag.bsky.social👇
Normally, it’s sex that ensures genetic diversity among animals. But in some fish at least, things proceed differently, as researchers at @unibas.ch.bsky.social and @univparissaclay.bsky.social have now proven.👇
Gene exchange in fish
Horizons - In brief
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November 14, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Normally, it’s sex that ensures genetic diversity among animals. But in some fish at least, things proceed differently, as researchers at @unibas.ch.bsky.social and @univparissaclay.bsky.social have now proven.👇
Whoever dares to take a leap out of their established #ResearchField to engage in
#interdisciplinary work will be cited less often.
We look at how this ‘pivot penalty’ came about👇
#interdisciplinary work will be cited less often.
We look at how this ‘pivot penalty’ came about👇
Penalising research innovation
Horizons - In brief
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November 11, 2025 at 7:00 AM
Whoever dares to take a leap out of their established #ResearchField to engage in
#interdisciplinary work will be cited less often.
We look at how this ‘pivot penalty’ came about👇
#interdisciplinary work will be cited less often.
We look at how this ‘pivot penalty’ came about👇
How do multinationals manage their international presence in times of trouble? The historians @sabinepitteloud.bsky.social and @pydonze.bsky.social looked into the case of Nestlé between 1950 and 1980. The strategies of the time still seem relevant today.👇
When multinationals have their name
Horizons - In brief
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November 10, 2025 at 7:00 AM
How do multinationals manage their international presence in times of trouble? The historians @sabinepitteloud.bsky.social and @pydonze.bsky.social looked into the case of Nestlé between 1950 and 1980. The strategies of the time still seem relevant today.👇
Show me how you write, I'll tell you if you have #ADHD! 📝🤯
This is the perspective opened up by the research of Juan Barrios and Martin Debbané at #Unige.👇
This is the perspective opened up by the research of Juan Barrios and Martin Debbané at #Unige.👇
In writing, ADHD makes young people go from ‘I’ to ‘one’
Horizons - In brief
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November 5, 2025 at 7:01 AM
#DeSci, or decentralised science, wants to solve the problems of the research world with #blockchain. But whether or not it can actually work remains to be seen.
@scientoskop.bsky.social
@scientoskop.bsky.social
Blockchain now aims to decentralise research
Horizons - In brief
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November 3, 2025 at 7:01 AM
#DeSci, or decentralised science, wants to solve the problems of the research world with #blockchain. But whether or not it can actually work remains to be seen.
@scientoskop.bsky.social
@scientoskop.bsky.social
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Researchers at Fribourg University have discovered that with repeated #cancer #checkups the cons can outweigh the pros.👇
Researchers at Fribourg University have discovered that with repeated #cancer #checkups the cons can outweigh the pros.👇
Too many cancer screenings
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October 31, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Does CERN really need a new #ParticleAccelerator? Yes, says particle physicist Lea Caminada. No, says @dklopfenstein.bsky.social, a politician for the Green Party in Geneva. You can read the full debate here👇
Will the planned Future Circular Collider (FCC) be good for Switzerland?
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October 28, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Does CERN really need a new #ParticleAccelerator? Yes, says particle physicist Lea Caminada. No, says @dklopfenstein.bsky.social, a politician for the Green Party in Geneva. You can read the full debate here👇
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Researchers at @eawag.bsky.social have developed an early warning system for infectious diseases by measuring #drugs in our #WasteWater.👇
Researchers at @eawag.bsky.social have developed an early warning system for infectious diseases by measuring #drugs in our #WasteWater.👇
Drugs in wastewater reveal viruses
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October 27, 2025 at 7:02 AM
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Researchers at @eawag.bsky.social have developed an early warning system for infectious diseases by measuring #drugs in our #WasteWater.👇
Researchers at @eawag.bsky.social have developed an early warning system for infectious diseases by measuring #drugs in our #WasteWater.👇
Even incomprehensible #jargon can make a poor explanation sound convincing. This is the
result of a study conducted by researchers at the University of Princeton.👇
@tanialombrozo.bsky.social @scientoskop.bsky.social
result of a study conducted by researchers at the University of Princeton.👇
@tanialombrozo.bsky.social @scientoskop.bsky.social
Specialist jargon hides trivialities
Horizons - In brief
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October 24, 2025 at 6:02 AM
Even incomprehensible #jargon can make a poor explanation sound convincing. This is the
result of a study conducted by researchers at the University of Princeton.👇
@tanialombrozo.bsky.social @scientoskop.bsky.social
result of a study conducted by researchers at the University of Princeton.👇
@tanialombrozo.bsky.social @scientoskop.bsky.social
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Charging your #smartwatch with your #OutdoorJacket or tricking #SurveillanceCameras into thinking you’re a giraffe🦒 – we look at five start-ups and research projects that are developing very specific garments.👇
Charging your #smartwatch with your #OutdoorJacket or tricking #SurveillanceCameras into thinking you’re a giraffe🦒 – we look at five start-ups and research projects that are developing very specific garments.👇
Clothes make the person
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October 22, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Charging your #smartwatch with your #OutdoorJacket or tricking #SurveillanceCameras into thinking you’re a giraffe🦒 – we look at five start-ups and research projects that are developing very specific garments.👇
Charging your #smartwatch with your #OutdoorJacket or tricking #SurveillanceCameras into thinking you’re a giraffe🦒 – we look at five start-ups and research projects that are developing very specific garments.👇
ANDI sweats while HVAC makes measurements: researchers from Empa and EPFL are using these high-tech dummies to determine the office climate of the future – without expensive lab tests.👇
When the dummy sweats or freezes
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October 17, 2025 at 6:01 AM
ANDI sweats while HVAC makes measurements: researchers from Empa and EPFL are using these high-tech dummies to determine the office climate of the future – without expensive lab tests.👇
Cat’s paws and buffalo stones – a study by the UZH has been looking at how these marine fossils were formed.👇
Fragments reveal how fossils are created
Horizons - In brief
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October 15, 2025 at 6:01 AM
Cat’s paws and buffalo stones – a study by the UZH has been looking at how these marine fossils were formed.👇
For many years, #SeasonalWorkers from Italy🇮🇹 or Portugal🇵🇹 weren’t allowed to bring their kids with them to Switzerland🇨🇭. Some resorted to hiding them in cupboards. Many of these children still suffer from the consequences.👉
Growing up in a cupboard
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October 13, 2025 at 6:01 AM
For many years, #SeasonalWorkers from Italy🇮🇹 or Portugal🇵🇹 weren’t allowed to bring their kids with them to Switzerland🇨🇭. Some resorted to hiding them in cupboards. Many of these children still suffer from the consequences.👉
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Cognitive behavioural therapy for #AnxietyDisorder brings long-term benefits, according
to a study by researchers at the university of Kassel and Zurich.👇
Cognitive behavioural therapy for #AnxietyDisorder brings long-term benefits, according
to a study by researchers at the university of Kassel and Zurich.👇
The long-term benefits of anxiety therapy
Horizons - In brief
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October 10, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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Cognitive behavioural therapy for #AnxietyDisorder brings long-term benefits, according
to a study by researchers at the university of Kassel and Zurich.👇
Cognitive behavioural therapy for #AnxietyDisorder brings long-term benefits, according
to a study by researchers at the university of Kassel and Zurich.👇
Rocky ridges deep in the #Alps🗻 harbour large bodies of ice within them. Researchers are observing the state of the #permafrost in these #RockGlaciers and are finding more and more liquid water in them. We joined them in the Val Muragl.👇 www.horizons-mag.ch/2025/09/04/a...
Ascent to the permafrost
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October 9, 2025 at 7:54 AM
Rocky ridges deep in the #Alps🗻 harbour large bodies of ice within them. Researchers are observing the state of the #permafrost in these #RockGlaciers and are finding more and more liquid water in them. We joined them in the Val Muragl.👇 www.horizons-mag.ch/2025/09/04/a...
The next #pandemic will surely come. We look at how researchers are helping to prepare us for it.
- cohort studies👫,
- vaccines 💉and
- pandemic plans📄.
@nicolamlow.bsky.social @unibern.bsky.social @bereadycohort.bsky.social @aureliafnguyen.bsky.social @cepi.net
- cohort studies👫,
- vaccines 💉and
- pandemic plans📄.
@nicolamlow.bsky.social @unibern.bsky.social @bereadycohort.bsky.social @aureliafnguyen.bsky.social @cepi.net
After the pandemic is before the pandemic
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October 6, 2025 at 6:00 AM
The next #pandemic will surely come. We look at how researchers are helping to prepare us for it.
- cohort studies👫,
- vaccines 💉and
- pandemic plans📄.
@nicolamlow.bsky.social @unibern.bsky.social @bereadycohort.bsky.social @aureliafnguyen.bsky.social @cepi.net
- cohort studies👫,
- vaccines 💉and
- pandemic plans📄.
@nicolamlow.bsky.social @unibern.bsky.social @bereadycohort.bsky.social @aureliafnguyen.bsky.social @cepi.net
#Disruption is meant to ruin your competitor’s markets. Some see this as predatory capitalism, while others see it as an opportunity to establish a new, #sustainable economy. 👇
@scientoskop.bsky.social
@scientoskop.bsky.social
Disruption
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October 3, 2025 at 6:01 AM
#Disruption is meant to ruin your competitor’s markets. Some see this as predatory capitalism, while others see it as an opportunity to establish a new, #sustainable economy. 👇
@scientoskop.bsky.social
@scientoskop.bsky.social
Like #EasterEggs on the lake floor. These colourful unhatched fish eggs in #LakeTanganyika show how #biodiversity begins in the embryo. They offer us a window onto #evolution.👇
Fishing for biodiversity
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September 30, 2025 at 6:00 AM
Like #EasterEggs on the lake floor. These colourful unhatched fish eggs in #LakeTanganyika show how #biodiversity begins in the embryo. They offer us a window onto #evolution.👇
Our #brain 🧠 gives priority to the most reliable data when constructing an image of our
surroundings. These data often come from our eyes👁️. We consider why #sight seems to be our most dominant sense, though in fact that’s not always the case.👇
surroundings. These data often come from our eyes👁️. We consider why #sight seems to be our most dominant sense, though in fact that’s not always the case.👇
We do not see with eyes alone
Horizons - From images to knowledge
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September 22, 2025 at 6:02 PM