Making Neuroscience Child's Play
Prior to the main events of the World Conference of science Journalists, WCSJ2019, an interesting workshop was organized by Jacobs...
What did the early universe smell like?
How did life begin? The answer to this big question may lie in a 17-mile tunnel that spans the border of Switzerland and France, where a...
The absence of India and presence on the moon
A panel of scientists representing space faring nations took the audience on a virtual space ride reminiscing about the past and taking a...
Science journalists: megaphones or watchdogs?
A recurrent theme at WCSJ2019 was the role of science journalists—megaphones or watchdogs? During the opening session, Pulitzer-Prize...
La conférence a boosté mon intérêt pour la science
Journaliste depuis bientôt plus de 9 ans, j'ai toujours été un généraliste. Malgré mon intérêt pour les questions de la santé depuis la...

Tips from science journalism heroes
Joining the World Conference of Science Journalists is always a boost for me. I especially enjoy the sessions in which top-level science...
World Conference of Science Journalists Lausanne a “tremendous success”
The 11th World Conference of Science Journalists is over and the numbers are in. WCSJ2019 attracted 1137 registered delegates from 83...
Climate Change is Already Here
On the road to Lausanne a taxi driver switched on the air conditioning and told us it's too hot nowadays even in the Swiss Alps. A Swiss...
Les médias d'Afrique francophone face aux nouveaux défis dans le traitement de l'info scient
Un groupe de professionnels de médias réunis cette semaine à Lausanne en Suisse, en marge de la Conférence mondiale des journalistes...


Learning even while you're eating
“You better eat this now at the metro. I don't think you will have time to have lunch by the time we get to the lab.” Yes, those were the...
Navigating the reporting of harassment in science is not easy
As much as journalists look for certain types of behaviour when interviewing people who have experienced bullying, harassment, and sexual...


Être journaliste scientifique, femme et maman
Cet article a eté publié originallement le 4 juillet 2019 dans Jam, le Magazine de l'Académie du journalisme et des médias de...
Chinese whispers 2.0
I’m in the business of distortion and lies – and that’s been scientifically proved, I found out last night at the EPFL reception. As I...
How I learned to produce a piece of augmented reality in a day
A lot of patient hand holding every little click of the way was my way into the world of producing a little slice of augmented reality. I...
An app that knows what you are eating
In the Wednesday visit to the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology in Lausanne, EFPL, the epidemiologist Marcel Salathé presented his...