Tag: Stockholm University
The next few years are crucial according to the heaviest climate report to date
The globe discusses the latest IPCC report with polar scientist and meteorology professor Michael Tjernstrom and professor Line Gordon who is director of the Stockholm Resilience Center and professor of sustainable development. This decade will be decisive in being able to limit warming to 1.5 degrees and the measures taken now may have consequences for […]
Male Community – The Gentleman bulls turn 35 years old
Last week, the group celebrated its 35th anniversary, and Kropp & Själ got to participate. What has happened to the group during this time and to the members? How have they been able to keep it alive for so long? Over the past few decades, we’ve seen men’s groups come and go. From the velor […]
“Ellen” left the marriage with two Ikea boxes
Ellen had been married for 40 years when, on New Year’s morning, she packed two blue Ikea bags and left her husband forever. “When you do things like this, you think, this is real. The heart beats hard and you take a step that you’ve been thinking about for an incredibly long time,” says Ellen, […]
This is how Europe can bring Putin to justice
In Ukraine, feverish efforts are underway to collect evidence and register suspected war crimes. Lubna El-Shanti has met with victims and war crimes investigators and in total over 70,000 suspected war crimes have been registered. In Ukraine, there is a strong hope of being able to prosecute and sentence Putin for the invasion, the crime […]
Turkey’s trauma becomes Erdoğan’s fate test
Turkey’s president has declared seven days of national mourning following the earthquake in the early morning of February 6. Although the extent is not yet fully known, it is clear that what happened is a historical disaster and a national trauma for Turkey. Few things test a country’s structures and leaders like a natural disaster. […]
Jack Ma – the billionaire who flew too close to the sun
On November 11, 2020, the Chinese e-commerce giant strikes Alibaba’s annual shopping holiday Singles Day a dizzying sales record. Company founder Jack Ma has become synonymous with success in China. He is a world celebrity who thrives in the limelight, accustomed to shaking hands with presidents and swarming with Hollywood stars. But when Alibaba’s customers […]
Five options for restoring global biodiversity after the UN agreement
To slow and reverse the fastest loss of Earth’s living things since the dinosaurs has nearly 200 countries signed an agreement in Montreal, Canada, and vows to live in harmony with nature by 2050. The The Kunming-Montreal Agreement is not legally binding but will require signatories to report on their progress towards meeting targets such […]
Ingrid Giertz Mårtenson – Swedish fashion’s “grand old lady”
After Ingrid Giertz Mårtenson trained at the leading fashion school in Paris, she began her career at the leading fashion house Givenchy. Since then, the prestigious assignments have replaced each other and she has, among other things, acted as CEO of the Swedish Fashion Council and the Shoe Industry Council. Now Ingrid Giertz Mårtensson is […]
The climate meeting in Egypt: “chaotic” and “Sweden has lost as a leading country”. The globe directly from COP27
The world is heading for a temperature increase of at least 2.5 degrees Celsius unless emissions are reduced quickly. According to the Paris Agreement, for example, Sweden must reduce its emissions by 63 percent from the 1990 level by 2030. With the current budget, the Swedish government will not reach the emission reduction targets. Climate […]
Violent Young Love – You Only Belong to Me | Part 1/3
– I get a huge amount of anger in me, I go wild when I get jealous. Love can actually hurt, says 18-year-old Amar. Amar and his girlfriend Laura have been together since middle school. Over the years they have argued a lot. On a number of occasions it has become physical, with punches and […]
Research examines how dryland dynamics are changing due to climate change
Washington [US]November 12 (ANI): Professor Lixin Wang, a hydrologist at the IUPUI School of Science, has reviewed developments in the study of dryland productivity and looked at the key open questions about how drylands respond to environmental change. The results of the study were published in the journal Nature Climate Change. Wang studied the productivity […]
The disappearance of Tove in Vetlanda
After a night out in mid-October, Tove disappears. Two and a half weeks later, she is found dead in a wooded area outside Vetlanda. Shortly after the disappearance, two women are arrested on suspicion of kidnapping. After the body was found, they were also served with suspicions of murder and violation of grave peace. The […]
Scientists discover protein used by the parasite and how it changes the identity of immune cells
Stockholm [Sweden]November 5 (ANI): Toxoplasma is a parasite that affects the majority of people worldwide. Now scientists have discovered how this tiny parasite spreads so successfully throughout the body, including to the brain. After infection, the parasite takes over immune cells. The study was led by researchers at Stockholm University and published in the scientific […]
The woman left to die in the mine hole
A cry for help is heard from a 24 meter deep mine hole. Among snow-covered garbage and debris, a woman has been fighting for her life for almost 30 hours. By chance, a man and his two children pass by in the desolate forest between Avesta and Norberg and are able to raise the alarm. […]
Scientists reveal how the parasite injects protein into the immune cell’s nucleus, changing the cell’s identity
Stockholm [Sweden], October 31 (ANI): Majority of people on the planet are infected with the parasite Toxoplasma. Now a study led by researchers at Stockholm University shows how this small parasite spreads so successfully throughout the body, including to the brain. Immune cells are hijacked by the parasite after they become infected. The results of […]
Ulf Kristersson (M) elected prime minister – hear the vote
Guide to the sound: 01.35: Tobias Billström (M) 04.05: Lena Hallengren (S) 08.30: Mats Persson (L) 15.10 Per Bolund (MP) 24:25 Annie Lööf (C) 30.40 Jimmie Åkesson (SD) 36.45 Ebba Busch (KD) 44.45 Nooshi Dadgostar (V) 59.10 The Prime Minister’s vote Cast: Fredrik FurtenbachEcho’s commentator, Katarina Helmersonpolitical reporter at Ekot, Jan Teorellpolitical scientist at Stockholm […]
The Tidö Agreement – that is what the parties agree on
Hear political reporter at Svenska Dagbladet Maggie Strömberg and professor of political science at Stockholm University Tommy Möller. From Goodmorning the world 16 October 2022. Program manager: Jesper Lindau Responsible publisher for Godmorgon world: Klas Wolf-Watz
In the shadow of war: Ingrid scouted for enemy planes
Thousands of women are recruited during World War II to guard Sweden’s airspace and borders. For the first time, women in the defense receive weapons training and receive the same salary as men. But they have to fight to be accepted. When the German Engelbrecht division travels through Sweden, it is Ingrid who guards the […]
The rhetoric that shapes politics
This week’s language questions: Have all politicians gone to “slinger school”? Why are politicians often expected to “take responsibility” for failures by resigning instead of trying to fix the situation? What have been the most common words that parties have used in their election manifestos throughout history? Some who do not sympathize with the Social […]
The number of births in Sweden drops to the lowest level since 2006
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 18 (Xinhua) — Sweden recorded the lowest number of births in 16 years in the first six months of this year, according to official statistics released on Thursday. “A total of 54,560 children were born during the period, which is a decrease of 6.7 percent compared to the same period last year. It […]
The birth rate is the lowest in two decades in Sweden
STOCKHOLM, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) — Births in the spring of 2022 in Sweden reached the lowest level in more than two decades, according to figures from Statistics Sweden on Sunday. Between January and April this year, 1.57 children were born per woman, compared to 1.69 children in the same period last year, the figures showed. […]
Tuesday’s newspapers: Kurdish question, emergency meeting and weather turnaround
Swedish daily Hufvudstadsbladet According to experts, Turkey does not seem willing to bow to requests from Finns and Swedes to join NATO. Halil KaraveliA senior researcher at the Institute for Security and Development Policy who specializes in Turkish politics explained that Turkey’s reservations are justified. "Prior to the Swedish parliamentary elections, this does not seem […]
Ekot’s Saturday interview
On Wednesday, the government demanded the rejection of its own budget proposal because the compromise proposal on increased pensions had been stopped by the opposition. Two days later, the government submitted a new budget proposal which included the pension proposal. For the government to get its budget through the Riksdag next week, they need support […]
Ulf Kristersson (M): I do not care how the government handles the NATO negotiations
So what chances does Ulf Kristersson have? Will he become the Prime Minister who finally gets Turkey to open the door to Swedish NATO membership – and how far should Sweden be prepared to go to Turkey to meet? But at the moment, the Moderate leader does not want to get involved in how the […]
Robert Weil – the shadow billionaire
In Swedish Radio’s Sunday interview, you meet the person behind the mask of the public in journalism’s most basic form – the interview. The host is Martin Wicklin. Producer: Ulrika Stenström. Contact: [email protected] About Robert Weil He was born in 1948 and the children of parents who fled to Sweden during World War II. Inspired […]
The lies that will harm Sweden
Since Sweden submitted its application for NATO membership, those warnings have been lingering: We risk being exposed to attempts at influence by foreign powers. But how does that really work and what is at stake here? Participants: Ulrika MörthProfessor of Political Science at Stockholm University, Jan Kinnanderhead of the security office at Must, the military […]
Colombia goes to the polls – former rebel may become president
Colombia goes to the polls and for the first time in the country’s history, a left-wing politician is expected to become president. The pre-favorite Gustavo Petro had to cancel the election tour due to death threats. Listen to our correspondent Ivan García on site in Colombia and Signe Svallfors, PhD at Stockholm University.
Right now: Russian soldier convicted of war crimes
Today came the verdict against the first Russian soldier brought to justice for war crimes in Ukraine. The accused, 21-year-old Vadim Shishimarin, has admitted that he shot dead a civilian man in northeastern Ukraine on February 28 and said he regrets it. Listen to our correspondent Maria Persson Löfgren and Ove Bring professor emeritus in […]
The economic weapon against Putin
This week’s conflict begins in Moscow, where correspondent Maria Persson Löfgren meets the young couple Julija and Alexander. Their favorite restaurant, McDonald’s, is closed, but otherwise they do not yet feel the harsh sanctions against Russia. Alexander, who works for Swedish H&M, is at home, but still receives a salary. Where the blame for the […]
Sharper images of black holes can show if they are actually holes
The very first image of a black hole came three years ago. But now, through a major international collaboration, astronomers have presented the first image of a black hole that is much closer to us, in the heart of our galaxy, the Milky Way. Participants: Michael Lindqvist, astronomer at Chalmers and Onsala Space Observatory. Göran […]
NATO’s democracy problem
Cast: John Boltonformer security adviser to Donald Trump, Paul LevinTurkey expert at Stockholm University, Sinan Ulgenformer Turkish diplomat and today linked to the think tank Carnegie Europe, Muriel DomenachFrance’s NATO Ambassador, Pierre Morcosat the Research Organization, Center for Strategic and International Studies, in Washington, Hisyar Özsoythe Kurdish party HDP’s head of foreign affairs, Aron EmilssonSweden […]
The story behind NATO’s expansion after the Cold War
“A perfect storm” after the end of the Cold War where all conditions worked together gave the United States and NATO the opportunity to expand into Central and Eastern Europe, says Joshua Shifrinson, one of three American political scientists we hear about NATO’s development, and who in part provides a a different perspective on what […]
When the State Distributed Drugs – Part 2 The Deaths
In the mid-1960s, a couple of doctors in Sweden received permission from the Medical Products Agency to prescribe drugs to drug addicts. The doctors thesis that a feeling of satiety will appear and that patients will voluntarily reduce their drug use if they have access to drugs. In Stockholm, a clinic is run by the […]
Finally spring – or?
– We know that light has an almost immediate invigorating effect. But it can also make up for it for us, says Arne Lowden, sleep and stress researcher. He believes that the rapid changes in light cause the body’s rhythm to go awry and that we can have irregular sleeping habits. Spring comes with light […]
The fascination with fear
– The horror genre is about getting an outlet for emotions. To be able to experiment and get closer to life, and in the extreme case to get closer to death, says the author and playwright Sara Elfmark Berggren. It is said that humanity can be divided into two types – those who love horror, […]
Laws of War – This is how Putin can be judged
Early Thursday morning, Ukraine was invaded by Russia. Large parts of the world have condemned the aggression. But what international laws apply in the event of an outbreak of war, what consequences can the attack have for Russia in the long term and which can be more specifically prosecuted for crimes? – Theoretically, you can […]
Nora’s father was a criminal: “No one could believe he committed a crime”
It should turn out that the father has been arrested by the police and will be sentenced to several years in prison. The event will change Nora’s entire life and affect her even today, many years later. How to talk to a child when a parent is imprisoned? What are the pitfalls and how to […]
Three economists: This is how the Swedish economy will be after the pandemic
What will be the consequences of rising inflation? And does the division of roles between monetary policy and fiscal policy need to change? Listen to Laura Hartman, Chief Economist LO, Annika Winsth, Chief Economist Nordea and John Hassler, Professor of Economics at Stockholm University. Also in Saturday’s interview: Ekot’s financial commentator Kristian Åström.
Jerzy Sarnecki – on crime, dyslexia and the Jewish heritage
In Swedish Radio’s Sunday interview, you meet the person behind the mask of the public in journalism’s most basic form – the interview. The host is Martin Wicklin. Producer: Hannah Engberg. Contact: [email protected] About Jerzy Sarnecki 74-year-old professor emeritus in criminology at Stockholm University. As a 20-year-old in 1969, he fled anti-Semitic Poland with his […]
Timed circadian rhythms
Maybe it’s time to stop staring blindly at what we eat and how we exercise and instead think about when?Timing is more important than you think in order to stay healthy and healthy and iron out the body’s functions, in accordance with the internal clock. The internal biological clock affects all our cells and the […]
Essay on racism in a coffee cup gets a B
A Swedish student’s paper that mocked CRT received high marks from its university professor To counterfeit black coffee with white milk is an act of racism, has a tongue on the cheek Swedish proclaimed in an essay? only to find his work famous by a teacher in critical raste theory (CRT) at Stockholm University, he […]
Essay on racism in a coffee cup is praised
Swedish student says paper mocking CRT with milk and coffee points on his university professor To counterfeit black coffee with white milk is an act of racism, has a tongue on the cheek Swedish proclaimed in an essay? only to find his work famous by a critical whiteness teacher at Stockholm University, he claims. Student […]
Launch of the world’s largest space telescope – the countdown is underway
After years of delays, the Hubble Space Telescope’s successor will now be sent into space. Researchers have been working with the new so-called James Webb telescope for decades and some components have been partly developed by researchers here in Sweden. The hope is that the new space telescope will increase knowledge about the universe’s first […]
So the defense against covid needs to change as the omicron increases
The omicron variant of the coronavirus means that many and important parts of the virus have changed in one fell swoop. In Skåne, it was estimated that 15-20 percent of the confirmed cases were omicron two weeks ago, according to information to Vetenskapsradion. How should an ordinary Christmas party assess their vaccine protection if it […]
The war crimes in Block 5A: The Swedes, the oil and the bombings
What did the company know about the conflicts in the area and what responsibility rests on companies that are active in conflict zones? P3 Krim looks further at a current case in Stockholm District Court that marks the end of a ten-year investigation and outlines why this investigation has been going on for so long, […]
Science for 100 billion on its way to space
The James Webb Telescope is supposed to give us a whole new picture of the universe, it is thought, and perhaps find traces of life on distant planets. But the launch and the journey through space are technical challenges on a whole new level. Hundreds of elements must work flawlessly for it to succeed, so […]
Report: Covid vaccines saved about 1,500 people in Finland since September
Mortality from coronavirus infections in Finland could have been more than five times higher due to September-November. This is shown by Yle’s analysis of the mortality rates of vaccinated and non-vaccinated people. A total of 360 people died in Finland during the autumn within a month of being diagnosed with a coronavirus infection. According to […]
Johan Rockström – about the future of humanity on earth
In Swedish Radio’s Sunday interview, you get to meet the person behind the public mask in journalism’s most basic form – the interview. The host is Martin Wicklin. Producer: Hannah Engberg. Contact: [email protected] About Johan Rockström Professor of Environmental Science at Stockholm University and Professor of Earth Systems Research at the University of Potsdam and […]
The Great Death – when the horror came to Europe
The editorial staff of this section consists of: Cecilia Düringer – host and screenwriter Elina Perdahl – producer Pablo Leiva Wenger – stage narrator Julia Öjbrandt – sound design and final mix Also participating is Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist, associate professor of history at Stockholm University. Want to know more about the Great Depression and the […]
Cohabitant with gang criminal: “He would pick out my brain”
– You will never be able to leave me, you are mine, he said at some point. I knew what he was putting on for violent capital so it became my truth what he said. Alex was never physically violent towards Maria or the child. Instead, it was the psychological abuse, shame, fear and financial […]
Martin Ådahl on the Center Party’s decision
Martin Ådahl, economic policy spokesperson for the Center Party is this week’s guest in Ekot’s Saturday interview. Comment: Tommy Möller, Professor of Political Science at Stockholm University. Host: Mikael SjödellProducer: Viktor MattssonTechniques: Ludvig Larsson [email protected]
Queen Elizabeth and the European royal houses
Participants: Andreas Liljeheden Brussels Correspondent, James Savage founder of the online magazine The Local, My Hellsing researchers Stockholm University and Susanne Palme Swedish Radio’s EU commentator. Host: Claes [email protected] Producer: Irma Norrman [email protected]
The rocky seabed surprised the researchers, but the cause of the holes in MS Estonia is still uncertain
Investigators of the tragedy on Tuesday partially responded to the reasons why the MS Estonia ferry sank in the cold Baltic Sea 27 years ago and killed more than 850 people, but they say no conclusions can yet be drawn from the disaster. A new investigation into an accident carried out by Estonian, Swedish and […]
The Battle for Space 3: Today’s space travel – a legacy from Columbus
Have we humans always had a longing away? Do we live with a built-in need for adventure or is that desire to discover something we have constructed? In this program, we ask ourselves the question why we travel and answer do Staffan Bergwik, Professor of History of Ideas at Stockholm University, Mehrdad Mahdjoubi, Orbital Systems […]
Back to the office
– Most of all, I have missed the depth in people’s faces. Going from two-dimensional to three-dimensional was damn shocking the first few times, says Per who has just returned to the workplace. But being back in the office again can also lead to trouble, says Sara Bengtsson, associate professor of psychology. – Either you […]
The Dane with the international eye
He was born in Nykøbing Falster during World War II and in 1960 became a student from Kalundborg Gymnasium. In the following years, Tom Høyem studied theology in Aarhus, Copenhagen and Bergen, before he from 1964 began a career – with interruptions – as a teacher of Danish and religion at Sankt Jørgens Gymnasium in […]
Marie Lundström invites to a close reading of Abdulrazak Gurnah – Nobel Laureate in Literature 2021
An in-depth study of the Nobel Laureate’s authorship with Anne Swärd, author and member of the Swedish Academy, Maria Olaussen, professor of English at the University of Gothenburg, and Stefan Helgesson, professor of English at Stockholm University. In addition, of course, we hear the Nobel Laureate himself, Abdulrazak Gurnah, interviewed by Gunnar Bolin shortly after […]
Linus Torvalds, a Finnish Swede who changed data processing forever
Linux is now used in a wide variety of computer and mobile systems. To list just a few things based on Torvalds brain types, NASA computers, Instagram, Hadron Collider, the vast majority of supercomputers, and the U.S. Department of Defense are all powered by Linux. Even if you have never booted the Linux kernel on […]
Crowded prisons and strengthened gangs
Participants: Markus Winberg, Deputy Chief of Staff at Kumla, guards and relatives of prisoners at the Central Prison in Porto Alegre, Brazil, Athos Vieira, criminologist in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Kenneth Gustafsson, former head of Kumlaanstalten, Eva-Mi Gullbransson from Fryshuset’s defector operation Passus, “Mahad”, former network member, Morgan Johansson, Minister of Justice, Felipe Estrada, professor […]
Signe Bergman – and the sisters in the suffrage struggle
The editorial staff of this section consists of: Cecilia Düringer – host, scriptEmilia Mellberg – producerPablo Leiva Wenger – stage narratorJulia Öjbrant – sound design and final mix Also participating were Christina Florin, professor of history at Stockholm University Do you want to know more about Signe Bergman and the fight for women’s suffrage in […]
Trim your sleep
Can you improve your sleep or are you doomed to sleep too little or too much? How much sleep does a parent of young children need, what happens to sleep when you get a blow to the head, and how do elite athletes do to sleep optimally? We find out in this episode of Kropp […]
Gossip for better or worse
In everyday speech, the word gossip is often used as something negative, but in research it is defined as “exchange of information about people who are not present”. It does not have to be something negative that is said, but can also be both positive and neutral. – According to studies, the gossip we are […]
The search for the dark matter of the universe
Without dark matter, galaxies would not move as they do. So according to the theories of physics about the universe, it should be full of this invisible matter, and most people have believed for several years that it is a kind of particles called wimps – weakly interacting massive particles. The hunt for these wimps […]
About wrestling – good and bad in an alternative reality
Professional wrestling better known as wrestling can be perceived as odd. It is a spectacle that involves evil and good characters making up in a ring. This culture came to Sweden in the 00’s, then it has already been established in large parts of the world. The French author and literary scholar Roland Barthes tried […]
"Unique" The shipwreck in the Gulf of Finland may be 400 years old
Last year, volunteer divers with the international non-profit organization Badewanne found a unique, exceptionally well-preserved shipwreck at a depth of 85 meters from the bottom of the Baltic Sea between the Hanko Peninsula in Finland and Hiiumaa in Estonia. The diving team also found a wooden transom-vertical reinforcement that reinforces the wreck of the boat […]
Trim your sleep
Can you improve your sleep or are you doomed to sleep too little or too much? How much sleep does a parent of young children need, what happens to sleep when you get a blow to the head, and how do elite athletes do to sleep optimally? We find out in this episode of Kropp […]
The government crisis – this has happened
Today, the Prime Minister did not say which alternative he would choose. According to Ekot’s political commentator Fredrik Furtenbach, it is interesting how the Liberals now say they want to act – that they are already now saying that they are leaving the red-green bloc. Stefan Löfven is also known for not being in too […]
Free, nutritious school lunches help make healthier adults
Washington [US]June 18 (ANI): Universal school lunch programs make students healthier and increase their lifetime income by 3 percent, according to a unique study from Lund University. The results of the study were published in the journal “The Review of Economic Studies”. Health differences arise early in life and play an important role in financial […]
Rani Lakshmibai – warrior queen and freedom fighter
The editorial staff of this section consists of: Cecilia Düringer – host and screenwriterMårten Andersson – producerEmilia Mellberg – script and researchNavid Bavey – stage narratorPeter Jonason – sound design and final mix Also participating is Ferdinando Sardella, PhD in religious history at Stockholm University. Want to know more about Rani Lakshmibai and 19th century […]
In stress
They have their help Mats Lekander, professor of health psychology and researcher at the Stress Research Institute at Stockholm University and Karolinska Institutet. Together we come to the conclusion that is true, false or in between. This episode of Heart and Brain was recorded live at the Poddfest Nonstop event on April 18, 2021.
“Whatever I did, I was a whore”
According to a recent study from Stockholm University, six out of ten high school students have been subjected to violence in a close relationship. The most common occurrence is control, systematic depression and vicious swear words. But many also testify about beatings, sexual violence or coercion to sexual acts. This week, P3 Krim takes a […]
High school students testify about violence in close relationships
According to a recent dissertation from Stockholm University, 60% of 1,000 high school students surveyed answered that they had ever been exposed to violence by someone they had been with. “Violence in young people’s close relationships seems to take place both in their own parental home, but young people also state that the violence is […]
Climate change has historically hit hardest on less developed societies
Climate change has historically hit much less developed communities much harder. But modern societies of today are perhaps the most resilient to climate change. Historian and climate researcher Fredrik Charpentier Ljungqvist at Stockholm University is currently investigating the connection between climate change and famine in Europe from the late Middle Ages to the 19th century. […]
Criticism of slow measures during the second wave
During the autumn, a number of easing of the restrictions was implemented despite the fact that the spread of infection increased. It would have been better to introduce tougher measures earlier when the spread of infection was low, according to critics. Minister of Social Affairs Lena Hallengren does not think it is possible to introduce […]
Record-breaking emissions of methane gas
Emissions of methane were record high last year, according to preliminary figures from the climate research center NOAA. Methane is a very strong greenhouse gas that can be formed both by human activity and released from natural systems such as wetlands and thawing permafrost. “The increase may come from the natural systems, which are triggered […]
Super-spreader of hatred worries the NetHate reviewer
The use of language in social media is becoming more criminal now, according to the association Näthatsgranskaren. Recently, threats and hatred against researchers, politicians, journalists and civil servants have attracted attention in Sweden as a threat to democracy. “We have what we can call super-spreaders of hatred or influencers in hatred, they get an incredibly […]
Viking DNA and the pitfalls of genetic testing
A middle-aged white man raises his sword to heaven and roars at the gods. The results of his genetic ancestry test have just arrived in his suburban mailbox. His eyes fill with tears as he learns that he is “0.012% Viking”. These are the scenes from one video ad for the TV series Vikings. This […]
Possible signs of new physical particle
Scientists in the United States believe they have seen traces of an unknown particle, something they hope can lead to a breakthrough in our understanding of the smallest constituents of the universe. David Milstead, professor of subatomic particle physics at Stockholm University, thinks the result is exciting. – They have confirmed a previous experiment, which […]
More men state that they have been affected by postcovid
In a study conducted by Novus, more men than women state that they have had covid-like symptoms for more than ten weeks. At the same time, more women are coming to the clinics started for patients with long-term symptoms. The National Board of Health and Welfare, which is the authority responsible for postcovid, assesses that […]
2000-year-old oaks gossip: Central Europe is getting drier
By analyzing oaks in Central Europe, a research team has been able to show a clear trend: Central Europe is becoming increasingly drier. The dry summers of recent years, from 2015 onwards, can also be the driest in 2000 years, although it cannot be determined with certainty. It is getting drier in Central Europe and […]
Important message to the public in Björklinge, Skuttunge, Läby in Uppsala municipality, Uppsala county.
Bottom trawling is a common fishing method in Sweden and the rest of the world. But bottom trawling can be harmful to the climate, as the trawl stirs up a lot of carbon that is stored on the seabed. According to new research in the journal Nature, the amount of carbon released into the water […]
Important message to the public in Björklinge, Skuttunge, Läby in Uppsala municipality, Uppsala county.
Large-scale Swedish herring fishing has increased by 70 percent over the past five years, according to figures produced by Stockholm University. In Gävlebukten, catches have tripled. This is something that worries marine ecologist Henrik Svedäng: “This can have catastrophic consequences for the entire ecosystem.”
Ikea’s wind farm clashes with the reindeer herding industry
Ikea’s wind farm in Härjedalen has made it more difficult for the reindeer herding industry, according to new research from the Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences. At the same time, a review of Vetenskapsradion Klotet shows shortcomings in the data for how the park received its permit. In 2010, a wind power developer submits a […]
The future of minority languages in Sweden in danger: “The number of students is not enough”
In 2000, Sweden recognized five national minority languages - with the aim of keeping the languages alive in the country, among other things through teaching in schools. However, Swedish Radio’s review shows that there have not been more students reading the languages in compulsory school. “The current number of students is not enough for a […]
Despite calls for oral protection – those who refuse can not be rejected
Tomorrow, 27,000 people will write the university entrance exam and the infection control measures have been stepped up since last autumn, according to national coordinator Peter Honeht. One of the requirements is that mouth guards must be worn during the test, but there is no possibility of rejecting people who refuse to wear mouth guards. […]
Decreased childbearing during the pandemic
The number of children born in Sweden in January, a total of 9055, was six percent lower compared with the corresponding month last year. It shows figures from Statistics Sweden. The extent to which the decline is due to the pandemic is, however, too early to say according to Martin Kolk, associate professor of demography […]
Distinctive scents can help covid-19 sufferers regain their sense of smell
Patients who have had covid-19 may lose both their sense of smell and taste, but exercise and smelling of distinctive scents can help. Via a Swedish website “lukttraning.se” which is connected to Karolinska Hospital and Stockholm University, you can train your sense of smell again. “Coffee and certain spices that are distinctive can be good […]
Therefore, the birds start singing as early as December
This year’s mild winter offers some early signs of spring. A blackbird that has been around since the beginning of December sings evenings and nights through outside the window. Sure, it’s beautiful, but what does it really mean when the birds sing already in December? Per Alström is a professor of ornithology at Uppsala University […]
New study: Odor loss most important covid indicator
A new international research study shows that odor loss is the single most obvious symptom of covid-19. The study uses a ten-point self-assessment scale that shows a ten times higher risk of covid infection if you do not feel any odor at all. “This appreciation of the sense of smell can be used to go […]
More out in nature during the pandemic
More and more Swedes have ventured out into nature during the corona pandemic, according to a new survey. Hear more in Klotet. Between July and October, Andreas Skriver Hansen, cultural geographer at Stockholm University, and the Gothenburg region sent out a survey to people in Västra Götaland who were 16 years and older. Half of […]
University Libraries: Do not come here
The country’s university library is reorganizing following the government’s call on Friday that all state and municipal activities that are not necessary should close. At Uppsala and Umeå universities, students are encouraged not to come to the library to study if they can do it from home. But many students have difficulty studying from home. […]
Breeded guppy fish better at swimming in shoals
How even neighbors behave is crucial to how the individual acts – at least when it comes to how fish swim. Researcher at the Department of Zoology at Stockholm University wanted to understand what happens when fish start to move in shoals and if you can breed a shoal behavior. Could you get the popular […]
Telephone tapping both acquitted and convicted a major drug case
Evidence in the form of telephone tapping, which led to more than 100 convictions for the purchase of drugs, has in many cases been rejected as evidence in the separate trial against those who are said to have sold the drugs. It shows a review that the P1 program Kaliber has done, which has gone […]
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Fanny Tivenius was asked to commit suicide a few years ago when she was unwell. She reported it to the police, but because what the person did was not illegal, it had no legal consequences. “Now I walked around thinking that I deserved what he said, that what he said was right and that it […]
First fish discovered at the North Pole
For the first time, cod and squid have been discovered in deep water in the central Arctic. Knowledge that can be crucial for the protection of untouched ecosystems when the ice disappears. Hear more in the P1 documentary The Arctic Expedition. That was at the end of October 2019 in the Arctic winter darkness, far […]
P3 Documentary
Eleven-year-old East German swimmer Catherine Menschner is in the middle of the political battle that is going on between the East and West worlds during the Cold War, involved in the largest medical experiment in sports history. But she herself has no idea. Cathrine’s swimming coach forces her and her teammates to swallow tablets every […]
Right now
In heterosexual relationships where fathers do not take their parental leave, there is a risk that separations occur to an increasing extent. It shows a new study from Stockholm University. “In those parent couples where the father has not taken any leave at all, there is a greater risk of separating during the children’s first […]
The Christian Democrats want to scrap the home language
The Christian Democrats believe that mother tongue teaching in all schools in the country should be discontinued. The party believes that the benefits of education cannot be proven in research and that teaching is also dragged down with such major problems that it can just as easily be discontinued. The proposal will be considered by […]
Police: “It is unfortunate that we paid attention to the gang problem so late”
Jerzy Sarnecki, who is a professor of criminology at Stockholm University, is very serious about the fact that we have not stopped the situation with gang crime in Sweden. – So far we have not managed to stop this. All of a sudden between 2012 and 2013 there was a very dramatic development of shootings […]
