http://www.ostina.org bridges - the online publication of the Office of Science & Technology at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C. Tue, 09 Feb 2010 13:19:45 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 (c) 2008 OST bridges OST Office of Science & Technology office@ostina.org http://www.ostina.org http://www.ostina.org/images/stories/mp3/bridges.jpg bridges - the online publication of the Office of Science & Technology at the Austrian Embassy in Washington, D.C. science, technology, Austria, policy, politics, embassy, ivy, Europe, innovation, bridges, environment, health, us, transatlantic, canada http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4652&Itemid=1263 OST bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / OpEds Commentaries By Patrick Clemins (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4653 Itemid=76) Vol.24_Clemins.mp3 Patrick Clemins The path to the national goal of investing 3.0% of GDP in research and development, set by President Obama during his April 27th,... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 19:55:14 +0100 bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / OpEds Commentaries By Patrick Clemins (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4653 Itemid=76) Vol.24_Clemins.mp3 Patrick Clemins The path to the national goal of investing 3.0% of GDP in research and development, set by President Obama during his April 27th,... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4648&Itemid=1257 OST bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=790) Vol.24_Beverly.mp3 Aksamija Azra In Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Azra Aksamija had a childhood free from worries, days filled... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:32:02 +0100 bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=790) Vol.24_Beverly.mp3 Aksamija Azra In Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, Azra Aksamija had a childhood free from worries, days filled... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4647&Itemid=1260 OST bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / Letter from Brussels By Manfred Horvat (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3773 Itemid=1135) Vol.24_Brussels.mp3 Manfred Horvat Launched in March 2000 during the Lisbon European Council, the European Research Area (ERA) has developed into the central pillar for all European activities in the... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:19:17 +0100 bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / Letter from Brussels By Manfred Horvat (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3773 Itemid=1135) Vol.24_Brussels.mp3 Manfred Horvat Launched in March 2000 during the Lisbon European Council, the European Research Area (ERA) has developed into the central pillar for all European activities in the... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4646&Itemid=1261 OST bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / Norm Neureiter on S T in Foreign Policy By Norman P. Neureiter (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3055 Itemid=922) Vol.24_Neureiter.mp3 Norman Neureiter Two months ago, on October 21, 2009, I was invited as the only American speaker to address more than... Fri, 18 Dec 2009 15:16:40 +0100 bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / Norm Neureiter on S T in Foreign Policy By Norman P. Neureiter (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3055 Itemid=922) Vol.24_Neureiter.mp3 Norman Neureiter Two months ago, on October 21, 2009, I was invited as the only American speaker to address more than... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4636&Itemid=1259 OST bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Astrid Roemer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4651 Itemid=88) Vol.24_Luef.mp3 Franz Luef It was fun. Rarely does one hear this statement in reference to mathematics classes in school. It makes... Thu, 17 Dec 2009 22:11:58 +0100 bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Astrid Roemer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4651 Itemid=88) Vol.24_Luef.mp3 Franz Luef It was fun. Rarely does one hear this statement in reference to mathematics classes in school. It makes... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4633&Itemid=1256 OST bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / Feature Articles By Klaus Taschwer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4664 Itemid=1279) Vol.24_Djerassi.mp3 The theater bill of Verrechnet - layer upon layer Carl Djerassi and Isabella Gregor are well aware how daring their new venture is: Mathematics and... Thu, 17 Dec 2009 19:57:07 +0100 bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / Feature Articles By Klaus Taschwer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4664 Itemid=1279) Vol.24_Djerassi.mp3 The theater bill of Verrechnet - layer upon layer Carl Djerassi and Isabella Gregor are well aware how daring their new venture is: Mathematics and... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4632&Itemid=1252 OST bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / Feature Articles By Joseph Fiksel (http://iwse.osu.edu/isestaff/fiksel/fiksel.html) , Alan Hecht (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=127 Itemid=264) , et al. Vol.24_EPA.mp3 The following article was posted with permission from Environmental Science Technology, 2009, 43 (23), pp 8716-8720. Copyright... Thu, 17 Dec 2009 17:32:19 +0100 bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / Feature Articles By Joseph Fiksel (http://iwse.osu.edu/isestaff/fiksel/fiksel.html) , Alan Hecht (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=127 Itemid=264) , et al. Vol.24_EPA.mp3 The following article was posted with permission from Environmental Science Technology, 2009, 43 (23), pp 8716-8720. Copyright... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4627&Itemid=1258 OST bridges vol. 24, October 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Markus Pichler (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4649 Itemid=87) i5invest (http://i5invest.com/) in 2007, is per definitionem a synthesis of both of Schumpeter's complementary theories. Thu, 17 Dec 2009 16:14:43 +0100 bridges vol. 24, October 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Markus Pichler (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4649 Itemid=87) i5invest (http://i5invest.com/) in 2007, is per definitionem a synthesis of both of Schumpeter's complementary theories. http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4618&Itemid=1253 OST bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / Feature Article By Heimo Aichmaier Vol.24_Aichmaier.mp3 Electric Mobility: coordination of policy measures and cooperation between policy actors will pave the way towards an electric driven, integrated transport system of the future. In the years 2008 and 2009, one... Wed, 16 Dec 2009 19:26:37 +0100 bridges vol. 24, December 2009 / Feature Article By Heimo Aichmaier Vol.24_Aichmaier.mp3 Electric Mobility: coordination of policy measures and cooperation between policy actors will pave the way towards an electric driven, integrated transport system of the future. In the years 2008 and 2009, one... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4489&Itemid=1238 OST bridges vol. 23, October 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=790) Vol.23_Beverly.mp3 Rainer Amon Rainer Amon spent a good portion of his childhood on a farm while growing up in Obervellach, Austria,... Wed, 14 Oct 2009 21:33:01 +0100 bridges vol. 23, October 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=790) Vol.23_Beverly.mp3 Rainer Amon Rainer Amon spent a good portion of his childhood on a farm while growing up in Obervellach, Austria,... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4477&Itemid=1233 OST bridges vol. 23, October 2009 / Norm Neureiter on S T in Foreign Policy By Norman P. Neureiter (content/view/3055/922/) Vol.23_Neureiter.mp3 I couldn't believe it when the first invitation arrived almost a year ago. It was from the president of the National Research Foundation... Wed, 14 Oct 2009 15:24:42 +0100 bridges vol. 23, October 2009 / Norm Neureiter on S T in Foreign Policy By Norman P. Neureiter (content/view/3055/922/) Vol.23_Neureiter.mp3 I couldn't believe it when the first invitation arrived almost a year ago. It was from the president of the National Research Foundation... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4470&Itemid=1221 OST bridges vol. 23, October 2009 / Feature Article By Stephen Ezell (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4481 Itemid=78) Vol.23_Ezell.mp3 The following article was originally published in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas (http://www.democracyjournal.org/search.html) . Average broadband speeds in 15 countries are faster than in the US. In Japan,... Tue, 13 Oct 2009 17:10:12 +0100 bridges vol. 23, October 2009 / Feature Article By Stephen Ezell (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4481 Itemid=78) Vol.23_Ezell.mp3 The following article was originally published in Democracy: A Journal of Ideas (http://www.democracyjournal.org/search.html) . Average broadband speeds in 15 countries are faster than in the US. In Japan,... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4465&Itemid=1224 OST bridges vol. 23, October 2009 / Feature Articles By Hans Kordik (content/view/3051/920/) Vol.23_Kordik.mp3 Environmental protection is a growing market globally and increasingly contributes to creating new jobs. This has been recognized by the United States of America, as the new administration under President Obama has put... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 20:01:03 +0100 bridges vol. 23, October 2009 / Feature Articles By Hans Kordik (content/view/3051/920/) Vol.23_Kordik.mp3 Environmental protection is a growing market globally and increasingly contributes to creating new jobs. This has been recognized by the United States of America, as the new administration under President Obama has put... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4464&Itemid=1239 OST bridges vol. 23, October 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Maria Oberhofer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4486 Itemid=954) Vol.23_Kecht.mp3 There and Back Again I have no recipes for global solutions. I am happy if I can make a difference... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:22:02 +0100 bridges vol. 23, October 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Maria Oberhofer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4486 Itemid=954) Vol.23_Kecht.mp3 There and Back Again I have no recipes for global solutions. I am happy if I can make a difference... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4463&Itemid=1237 OST bridges vol. 23, October 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Bianca Haderer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4484 Itemid=81) Vol.23_Konradi.mp3 Since the time of ancient Egypt, societies have struggled to understand mental illness and to care for those affected by it.... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 16:20:12 +0100 bridges vol. 23, October 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Bianca Haderer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4484 Itemid=81) Vol.23_Konradi.mp3 Since the time of ancient Egypt, societies have struggled to understand mental illness and to care for those affected by it.... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4460&Itemid=1234 OST bridges vol. 23 October, 2009 / Letter from Brussels By Martin Schmid (content/view/178/320/) Vol.23_Brussels.mp3 The future starts today was the title of a celebration in the new premises of the European Research Council (ERC) on September 24, 2009, in Brussels. A... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:57:39 +0100 bridges vol. 23 October, 2009 / Letter from Brussels By Martin Schmid (content/view/178/320/) Vol.23_Brussels.mp3 The future starts today was the title of a celebration in the new premises of the European Research Council (ERC) on September 24, 2009, in Brussels. A... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4458&Itemid=1232 OST bridges vol. 23, October 2009 / Pielke's Perspective By Roger Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) Vol.23_Pielke.mp3 For those reading the tea leaves to understand the actions of various countries preparing for the international climate negotiations later this year in Copenhagen, the... Mon, 12 Oct 2009 15:42:39 +0100 bridges vol. 23, October 2009 / Pielke's Perspective By Roger Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) Vol.23_Pielke.mp3 For those reading the tea leaves to understand the actions of various countries preparing for the international climate negotiations later this year in Copenhagen, the... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4225&Itemid=1194 OST bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Linda Krempl (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4240 Itemid=1209) Vol.22_Gerlinde_Wernig.mp3 Dr. Gerlinde Wernig Time is very limited in Gerlinde Wernig's life, but she and her husband still don't want to miss the... Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:52:30 +0100 bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Linda Krempl (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4240 Itemid=1209) Vol.22_Gerlinde_Wernig.mp3 Dr. Gerlinde Wernig Time is very limited in Gerlinde Wernig's life, but she and her husband still don't want to miss the... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4224&Itemid=1189 OST bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / People in the Spotlight By Caroline Adenberger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=86 Itemid=124) Vol.22_Augustine.mp3 Norman R. Augustine Norman R. Augustine is one of the Fifty Great Americans living, according to the Library of Congress and Who's Who... Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:49:27 +0100 bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / People in the Spotlight By Caroline Adenberger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=86 Itemid=124) Vol.22_Augustine.mp3 Norman R. Augustine Norman R. Augustine is one of the Fifty Great Americans living, according to the Library of Congress and Who's Who... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4223&Itemid=1191 OST How Two Austrian Entrepreneurs Revolutionize VoIP bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / Feature Articles By Philipp Asen (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4239 Itemid=1207) Vol.22_JAJAH.mp3 The JAJAH logo Dreams of greater independence and mobility have always inspired people to break the mold, leading to innovations to satisfy... Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:46:33 +0100 How Two Austrian Entrepreneurs Revolutionize VoIP bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / Feature Articles By Philipp Asen (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4239 Itemid=1207) Vol.22_JAJAH.mp3 The JAJAH logo Dreams of greater independence and mobility have always inspired people to break the mold, leading to innovations to satisfy... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4220&Itemid=1181 OST bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / OpEds Commentaries By Josef Lentsch (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4234 Itemid=1205) Vol.22_Lentsch.mp3 Josef Lentsch Facebook, the world´s largest social-networking platform, currently has 150 million members. Founded five years ago in 2004, a 1.6 percent share in the... Thu, 16 Jul 2009 04:14:45 +0100 bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / OpEds Commentaries By Josef Lentsch (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4234 Itemid=1205) Vol.22_Lentsch.mp3 Josef Lentsch Facebook, the world´s largest social-networking platform, currently has 150 million members. Founded five years ago in 2004, a 1.6 percent share in the... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4218&Itemid=1187 OST bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / Feature Articles By Julia Lane (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4233 Itemid=1204) Vol.22_SciSIP.mp3 Advancing evidence based science and innovation policy. The Science of Science Innovation Policy (SciSIP) program was established at NSF in 2005 in response to a... Thu, 16 Jul 2009 03:29:08 +0100 bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / Feature Articles By Julia Lane (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4233 Itemid=1204) Vol.22_SciSIP.mp3 Advancing evidence based science and innovation policy. The Science of Science Innovation Policy (SciSIP) program was established at NSF in 2005 in response to a... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4216&Itemid=1196 OST bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / Institutions Organizations By Oliver Lehmann (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4235 Itemid=1206) Vol.22_ISTA.mp3 Construction site infront of central building What a change: Twentytwo months ago – in September 2007 – the last patients of the provincial hospital in... Thu, 16 Jul 2009 01:09:06 +0100 bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / Institutions Organizations By Oliver Lehmann (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4235 Itemid=1206) Vol.22_ISTA.mp3 Construction site infront of central building What a change: Twentytwo months ago – in September 2007 – the last patients of the provincial hospital in... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4215&Itemid=1188 OST bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / Feature Article By Michael Hofer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4237 Itemid=1202) and Daniela Frischer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4238 Itemid=1208) Vol.22_WWTF.mp3 Wiener Wissenschafts-, Forschungs- und Technologiefonds (Vienna Science and Technology Fund) Vienna is well on its way to becoming a... Thu, 16 Jul 2009 00:39:10 +0100 bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / Feature Article By Michael Hofer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4237 Itemid=1202) and Daniela Frischer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4238 Itemid=1208) Vol.22_WWTF.mp3 Wiener Wissenschafts-, Forschungs- und Technologiefonds (Vienna Science and Technology Fund) Vienna is well on its way to becoming a... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4212&Itemid=1182 OST bridges vol. 22 July, 2009 / Letter from Brussels By Sabine Neyer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2321 Itemid=766) Vol.22_Neyer.mp3 The early steps of the Bologna Process Sabine Neyer Anno domini 1998 during the first Austrian EU-Presidency, the Sorbonne Declaration, 1 which mentioned a harmonization of... Wed, 15 Jul 2009 22:32:10 +0100 bridges vol. 22 July, 2009 / Letter from Brussels By Sabine Neyer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2321 Itemid=766) Vol.22_Neyer.mp3 The early steps of the Bologna Process Sabine Neyer Anno domini 1998 during the first Austrian EU-Presidency, the Sorbonne Declaration, 1 which mentioned a harmonization of... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4208&Itemid=1193 OST bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=790) Vol.22_Marius_Wernig.mp3 Dr. Marius Wernig As early as I can remember, there has been music, said Marius Wernig, associate professor of... Tue, 14 Jul 2009 23:15:21 +0100 bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=790) Vol.22_Marius_Wernig.mp3 Dr. Marius Wernig As early as I can remember, there has been music, said Marius Wernig, associate professor of... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4207&Itemid=1180 OST bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / Norm Neureiter on S T in Foreign Policy By Norm Neureiter (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3055 Itemid=922) Vol.22_Neureiter.mp3 Norman Neureiter In Washington, when something makes it into a presidential speech it becomes important. And on June 7, 2009, in... Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:51:57 +0100 bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / Norm Neureiter on S T in Foreign Policy By Norm Neureiter (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3055 Itemid=922) Vol.22_Neureiter.mp3 Norman Neureiter In Washington, when something makes it into a presidential speech it becomes important. And on June 7, 2009, in... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4206&Itemid=1179 OST bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / Pielke's Perspective By Roger Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) Vol.22_Pielke.mp3 In May, 2009, I co-organized a workshop with Merle Jacob of the University of Oslo on the role of science and innovation policy research in... Tue, 14 Jul 2009 22:18:55 +0100 bridges vol. 22, July 2009 / Pielke's Perspective By Roger Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) Vol.22_Pielke.mp3 In May, 2009, I co-organized a workshop with Merle Jacob of the University of Oslo on the role of science and innovation policy research in... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4034&Itemid=1148 OST bridges Vol. 21, April 2009 / Norm Neureiter on S T in Foreign Policy By Norman P. Neureiter (content/view/3055/922/) Vol.21_Neureiter.mp3 Norm Neureiter About two weeks ago, I was invited to give testimony before the Committee on Science and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Science... Thu, 09 Apr 2009 20:07:34 +0100 bridges Vol. 21, April 2009 / Norm Neureiter on S T in Foreign Policy By Norman P. Neureiter (content/view/3055/922/) Vol.21_Neureiter.mp3 Norm Neureiter About two weeks ago, I was invited to give testimony before the Committee on Science and Technology Subcommittee on Research and Science... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4033&Itemid=1146 OST bridges vol. 21, April 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Karoline Peter (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4045 Itemid=1167) Vol.21_Stoeckler.mp3 Dr. Sylvia Stockler Ipsiroglu One look at Sylvia Stöckler Ipsiroglu's curriculum vitae makes a stunning impression. Her 25-year career as a researcher,pediatrician,... Thu, 09 Apr 2009 19:18:55 +0100 bridges vol. 21, April 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Karoline Peter (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4045 Itemid=1167) Vol.21_Stoeckler.mp3 Dr. Sylvia Stockler Ipsiroglu One look at Sylvia Stöckler Ipsiroglu's curriculum vitae makes a stunning impression. Her 25-year career as a researcher,pediatrician,... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4029&Itemid=1140 OST bridges vol. 21, April 2009 / Feature Articles By section on technology (http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/technology/) includes a pledge to ...use cutting-edge technologies to create a new level of transparency, accountability, and participation for America's citizens. The first official memorandum issued... Wed, 08 Apr 2009 23:14:52 +0100 bridges vol. 21, April 2009 / Feature Articles By section on technology (http://www.whitehouse.gov/agenda/technology/) includes a pledge to ...use cutting-edge technologies to create a new level of transparency, accountability, and participation for America's citizens. The first official memorandum issued... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4028&Itemid=1149 OST bridges vol 21, April 2009 / OpEds Commentaries By Gernot Wagner (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4044 Itemid=1166) Vol.21_Wagner.mp3 Dr. Gernot Wagner The United States and many other countries' stimulus packages include provisions for green investments. That's good. After all, the economic and climate... Wed, 08 Apr 2009 21:43:59 +0100 bridges vol 21, April 2009 / OpEds Commentaries By Gernot Wagner (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4044 Itemid=1166) Vol.21_Wagner.mp3 Dr. Gernot Wagner The United States and many other countries' stimulus packages include provisions for green investments. That's good. After all, the economic and climate... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4015&Itemid=1141 OST bridges vol. 21, April 2009 / Feature Articles By Thomas Wirthensohn (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4052 Itemid=1170) Vol.21_WasteWater.mp3 Wastewater treatment in the Washington, DC, area seems to be a family-run business: Sudhir Murthy, son of a wastewater engineer, is research director at the Blue... Tue, 07 Apr 2009 19:32:34 +0100 bridges vol. 21, April 2009 / Feature Articles By Thomas Wirthensohn (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=4052 Itemid=1170) Vol.21_WasteWater.mp3 Wastewater treatment in the Washington, DC, area seems to be a family-run business: Sudhir Murthy, son of a wastewater engineer, is research director at the Blue... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4011&Itemid=1145 OST bridges vol. 21, April 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=790) Vol.21_Haider.mp3 Dr. Wolfgang Haider Every week is Bike to Work Week (http://www.biketowork.ca/) for Wolfgang Haider, associate professor of resource and environmental... Mon, 06 Apr 2009 20:37:59 +0100 bridges vol. 21, April 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=790) Vol.21_Haider.mp3 Dr. Wolfgang Haider Every week is Bike to Work Week (http://www.biketowork.ca/) for Wolfgang Haider, associate professor of resource and environmental... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4003&Itemid=1153 OST bridges vol. 21, April 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=790) Vol.21_Winder.mp3 Dr. Monika Winder in Antarctica participating in the NSF training course. January 2008 - Christchurch, New Zealand - Monika... Fri, 03 Apr 2009 23:31:00 +0100 bridges vol. 21, April 2009 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=790) Vol.21_Winder.mp3 Dr. Monika Winder in Antarctica participating in the NSF training course. January 2008 - Christchurch, New Zealand - Monika... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4002&Itemid=1150 OST bridges vol. 21, April 2009 / Letter from Brussels By Martin Schmid (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=178 Itemid=320) Vol.21_Brussels.mp3 The Slovenian Council Presidency is almost a year in the past, but the name of its capital is still frequently used in European research policy debates.... Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:30:53 +0100 bridges vol. 21, April 2009 / Letter from Brussels By Martin Schmid (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=178 Itemid=320) Vol.21_Brussels.mp3 The Slovenian Council Presidency is almost a year in the past, but the name of its capital is still frequently used in European research policy debates.... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=4000&Itemid=1147 OST bridges vol. 21, April 2009 / Pielke's Perspective By Roger A. Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) Vol.21_Pielke.mp3 Leaders around the world have come to agree that the continuing accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere poses risks requiring action. But as... Fri, 03 Apr 2009 22:10:53 +0100 bridges vol. 21, April 2009 / Pielke's Perspective By Roger A. Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) Vol.21_Pielke.mp3 Leaders around the world have come to agree that the continuing accumulation of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere poses risks requiring action. But as... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3781&Itemid=1108 OST bridges vol. 20, December 2008/ Feature Article By Elliot Diringer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3767 Itemid=77) Vol20_Copenhagen.mp3 Obama: (Climate) change has come? After years of stalemate in the international climate negotiations, the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States in... Sat, 20 Dec 2008 00:12:09 +0100 bridges vol. 20, December 2008/ Feature Article By Elliot Diringer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3767 Itemid=77) Vol20_Copenhagen.mp3 Obama: (Climate) change has come? After years of stalemate in the international climate negotiations, the inauguration of Barack Obama as the 44th president of the United States in... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3778&Itemid=1113 OST bridges Vol. 20, December 2008 / Norm Neureiter on S T in Foreign Policy By Norman P. Neureiter (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3055 Itemid=922) Vol20_Neureiter.mp3 Norm Neureiter Last month, I visited Shanghai in connection with the 50th anniversary of the Shanghai Association of Science and... Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:31:52 +0100 bridges Vol. 20, December 2008 / Norm Neureiter on S T in Foreign Policy By Norman P. Neureiter (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3055 Itemid=922) Vol20_Neureiter.mp3 Norm Neureiter Last month, I visited Shanghai in connection with the 50th anniversary of the Shanghai Association of Science and... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3769&Itemid=1110 OST An Interview with Director Vaughan Turekian bridges vol. 20, December 2008/ Feature Article By Caroline Adenberger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=86 Itemid=124) Vol20_Turekian.mp3 Dr. Alan Leshner (on the far left) speaks up for science diplomacy. On July 15, 2008, during a hearing before the US House... Thu, 18 Dec 2008 21:06:10 +0100 An Interview with Director Vaughan Turekian bridges vol. 20, December 2008/ Feature Article By Caroline Adenberger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=86 Itemid=124) Vol20_Turekian.mp3 Dr. Alan Leshner (on the far left) speaks up for science diplomacy. On July 15, 2008, during a hearing before the US House... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3759&Itemid=1111 OST bridges vol. 20, December 2008/ Feature Article By Daniela Klammer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3770 Itemid=1128) Vol20_Wess.mp3 Prof. Julius Wess I met Prof. Julius Wess at a conference in Alessandria, Italy, on a wonderful spring day in 2007. Sitting next to him at... Wed, 17 Dec 2008 03:10:53 +0100 bridges vol. 20, December 2008/ Feature Article By Daniela Klammer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3770 Itemid=1128) Vol20_Wess.mp3 Prof. Julius Wess I met Prof. Julius Wess at a conference in Alessandria, Italy, on a wonderful spring day in 2007. Sitting next to him at... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3757&Itemid=1107 OST bridges vol. 20, December 2008/ Feature Article By Manfred Horvat (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3773 Itemid=81) Vol20_NoE.mp3 The main objective of the 6th European Framework Program for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration (FP6) was to support the creation of the European Research area. For... Wed, 17 Dec 2008 01:07:11 +0100 bridges vol. 20, December 2008/ Feature Article By Manfred Horvat (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3773 Itemid=81) Vol20_NoE.mp3 The main objective of the 6th European Framework Program for Research, Technological Development and Demonstration (FP6) was to support the creation of the European Research area. For... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3756&Itemid=1118 OST bridges vol. 20, December 2008 / News From the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Daniela Klammer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3770 Itemid=83) Vol20_Kaltenegger.mp3 Dr. Lisa Kaltenegger My favorite planet? So far, it's Gliese 581 d, discloses Lisa Kaltenegger, an associated lecturer at Harvard... Tue, 16 Dec 2008 22:09:33 +0100 bridges vol. 20, December 2008 / News From the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Daniela Klammer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3770 Itemid=83) Vol20_Kaltenegger.mp3 Dr. Lisa Kaltenegger My favorite planet? So far, it's Gliese 581 d, discloses Lisa Kaltenegger, an associated lecturer at Harvard... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3755&Itemid=1106 OST bridges vol. 20, December 2008/ Feature Articles By Shireen Yousef (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3775 Itemid=1101) and Jennifer Slimowitz Pearl (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=173 Itemid=325) Vol20_NSF.mp3 Stronger together. William Hase, professor of chemistry at Texas Tech University, is the principal investigator for... Tue, 16 Dec 2008 20:24:52 +0100 bridges vol. 20, December 2008/ Feature Articles By Shireen Yousef (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3775 Itemid=1101) and Jennifer Slimowitz Pearl (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=173 Itemid=325) Vol20_NSF.mp3 Stronger together. William Hase, professor of chemistry at Texas Tech University, is the principal investigator for... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3749&Itemid=1114 OST bridges vol. 20, December 2008 / OpEds Commentaries By Guruprasad Madhavan (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3772 Itemid=85) , Barbara Oakley (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3774 Itemid=954) , and Luis Kun (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3771 Itemid=83) Vol20_ScientificAmbassadors.mp3 Guruprasad Madhavan... Mon, 15 Dec 2008 23:35:36 +0100 bridges vol. 20, December 2008 / OpEds Commentaries By Guruprasad Madhavan (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3772 Itemid=85) , Barbara Oakley (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3774 Itemid=954) , and Luis Kun (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3771 Itemid=83) Vol20_ScientificAmbassadors.mp3 Guruprasad Madhavan... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3748&Itemid=1112 OST bridges vol. 20, December 2008 / Pielke's Perspective By Roger A. Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3748 Itemid=1112) Vol20_Pielke.mp3 John H. Jack Marburger has served as science advisor to President George W. Bush from 2001 to the present, making him the... Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:42:55 +0100 bridges vol. 20, December 2008 / Pielke's Perspective By Roger A. Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3748 Itemid=1112) Vol20_Pielke.mp3 John H. Jack Marburger has served as science advisor to President George W. Bush from 2001 to the present, making him the... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3747&Itemid=1115 OST bridges vol. 20, December 2008 / People in the Spotlight By Philipp Marxgut (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3199 Itemid=971) Vol20_Skolnikoff.mp3 Renewing American diplomacy and restoring the image of the United States abroad will be a central objective of the new US administration. Science... Mon, 15 Dec 2008 22:15:12 +0100 bridges vol. 20, December 2008 / People in the Spotlight By Philipp Marxgut (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3199 Itemid=971) Vol20_Skolnikoff.mp3 Renewing American diplomacy and restoring the image of the United States abroad will be a central objective of the new US administration. Science... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3580&Itemid=1075 OST bridges vol. 19, October 2008 / Feature Article By Patricia Rife (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3563 Itemid=88) Vol.19_Meitner.mp3 Dr. Lise Meitner (1878 - 1968). The dramatic splitting of the atom - nuclear fission - was a discovery that changed our world. Yet few know that... Mon, 13 Oct 2008 01:53:14 +0100 bridges vol. 19, October 2008 / Feature Article By Patricia Rife (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3563 Itemid=88) Vol.19_Meitner.mp3 Dr. Lise Meitner (1878 - 1968). The dramatic splitting of the atom - nuclear fission - was a discovery that changed our world. Yet few know that... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3573&Itemid=1064 OST bridges Vol. 19, October 2008 / Norm Neureiter on S T in Foreign Policy By Norm Neureiter (content/view/3055/922/) Vol.19_Neureiter.mp3 Norm Neureiter On October 4, I had the pleasure of participating in the annual Austrian Science Talks in North America, held this year in... Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:52:43 +0100 bridges Vol. 19, October 2008 / Norm Neureiter on S T in Foreign Policy By Norm Neureiter (content/view/3055/922/) Vol.19_Neureiter.mp3 Norm Neureiter On October 4, I had the pleasure of participating in the annual Austrian Science Talks in North America, held this year in... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3572&Itemid=1073 OST bridges vol. 19, October 2008 / Feature Article By Josef Hochgerner (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3561 Itemid=81) Vol.19_Hochgerner.mp3 Introducing the concept of social innovation Josef Hochgerner ”Innovation” is considered to be any new product or process, based on superior technology or recombination of technologies,... Sat, 11 Oct 2008 01:22:40 +0100 bridges vol. 19, October 2008 / Feature Article By Josef Hochgerner (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3561 Itemid=81) Vol.19_Hochgerner.mp3 Introducing the concept of social innovation Josef Hochgerner ”Innovation” is considered to be any new product or process, based on superior technology or recombination of technologies,... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3547&Itemid=1077 OST A scientific essay about energies, dimensions, black holes, and the associated public attention to CERN bridges vol. 19, October 2008 / OpEds Commentaries By Norbert Frischauf (content/view/110/256/) Vol19_Frischauf.mp3 Norbert Frischauf It was September 10, 2008, when the world’s... Wed, 08 Oct 2008 01:06:46 +0100 A scientific essay about energies, dimensions, black holes, and the associated public attention to CERN bridges vol. 19, October 2008 / OpEds Commentaries By Norbert Frischauf (content/view/110/256/) Vol19_Frischauf.mp3 Norbert Frischauf It was September 10, 2008, when the world’s... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3541&Itemid=1081 OST bridges vol. 19, October 2008 / News From the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Katharina Jarmai Vol.19_Leitner.mp3 Dr. Arnold Leitner A man standing alone in the desert. Barefoot in a business suit with rolled-up trouser legs, he carries a worn-out briefcase - and... Sun, 05 Oct 2008 22:59:50 +0100 bridges vol. 19, October 2008 / News From the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Katharina Jarmai Vol.19_Leitner.mp3 Dr. Arnold Leitner A man standing alone in the desert. Barefoot in a business suit with rolled-up trouser legs, he carries a worn-out briefcase - and... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3531&Itemid=1062 OST bridges vol. 19, October 2008 / Pielke's Perspective By Roger Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) Vol.19_Pielke.mp3 Our 21st century global economy remains regulated largely by outdated 20th century laws. This was one of the explanations for the financial crisis... Fri, 03 Oct 2008 01:06:24 +0100 bridges vol. 19, October 2008 / Pielke's Perspective By Roger Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) Vol.19_Pielke.mp3 Our 21st century global economy remains regulated largely by outdated 20th century laws. This was one of the explanations for the financial crisis... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3526&Itemid=1069 OST Innovative Uses of Geospatial Technologies for Human Rights Monitoring and Conflict Prevention bridges vol. 19, October 2008 / Feature Article By Christoph Koettl (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3524 Itemid=83) Vol.19_AlKoettl.mp3 Human rights organizations are quickly catching up with organizations in the humanitarian and environmental... Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:11:09 +0100 Innovative Uses of Geospatial Technologies for Human Rights Monitoring and Conflict Prevention bridges vol. 19, October 2008 / Feature Article By Christoph Koettl (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3524 Itemid=83) Vol.19_AlKoettl.mp3 Human rights organizations are quickly catching up with organizations in the humanitarian and environmental... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3522&Itemid=1082 OST bridges vol. 19, October 2008 / News From the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=790) Vol.19_Stadler.mp3 Dr. Michael Stadler I really hate the idea of having to use a dryer to dry clothes, said Michael... Tue, 30 Sep 2008 23:39:42 +0100 bridges vol. 19, October 2008 / News From the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad By Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=790) Vol.19_Stadler.mp3 Dr. Michael Stadler I really hate the idea of having to use a dryer to dry clothes, said Michael... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3266&Itemid=1002 OST bridges vol. 18, July 2008 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) Vol18_Pielke.mp3 Right now, in the area of energy policy, decision makers are debating a number of important but complicated questions. For example, various perspectives... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 23:11:59 +0100 bridges vol. 18, July 2008 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) Vol18_Pielke.mp3 Right now, in the area of energy policy, decision makers are debating a number of important but complicated questions. For example, various perspectives... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3265&Itemid=1018 OST bridges vol. 18, July 2008 / OpEds Commentaries by Norman Neureiter (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3055 Itemid=922) Vol18_Neureiter.mp3 Norman P. Neureiter International scientific and technical cooperation have the potential to be one of America's most powerful and effective soft-power instruments for a constructive... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:33:09 +0100 bridges vol. 18, July 2008 / OpEds Commentaries by Norman Neureiter (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3055 Itemid=922) Vol18_Neureiter.mp3 Norman P. Neureiter International scientific and technical cooperation have the potential to be one of America's most powerful and effective soft-power instruments for a constructive... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3258&Itemid=995 OST bridges vol. 18, July 2008 / Feature Article by Christoph Derndorfer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3060 Itemid=917) Vol18_OLPC.mp3 On April 25, 2008, 135 children in two schools close to Kathmandu, Nepal, each received a small green laptop. Most of the children had never used... Fri, 27 Jun 2008 00:16:38 +0100 bridges vol. 18, July 2008 / Feature Article by Christoph Derndorfer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3060 Itemid=917) Vol18_OLPC.mp3 On April 25, 2008, 135 children in two schools close to Kathmandu, Nepal, each received a small green laptop. Most of the children had never used... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3255&Itemid=996 OST bridges vol. 18, July 2008 / News From the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=790) Vol18_Kerenyi.mp3 Dr. Kornel Kerenyi It was in the trash, said Kornel Kerenyi. From the trash - can... Thu, 26 Jun 2008 04:28:37 +0100 bridges vol. 18, July 2008 / News From the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=790) Vol18_Kerenyi.mp3 Dr. Kornel Kerenyi It was in the trash, said Kornel Kerenyi. From the trash - can... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3231&Itemid=1006 OST bridges vol. 18, July 2008 / Feature Article by Christina Leb (content/view/3234/972/) Vol18_Leb.mp3 The world is “running out of water”. Even though the planet is water rich, relative to its neighbors in the solar system, little of its water is available to... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 23:52:18 +0100 bridges vol. 18, July 2008 / Feature Article by Christina Leb (content/view/3234/972/) Vol18_Leb.mp3 The world is “running out of water”. Even though the planet is water rich, relative to its neighbors in the solar system, little of its water is available to... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3521&Itemid=1063 OST (May 20, 1942 – September 7, 2008) bridges vol. 19, October 2008 / People in the Spotlight By Fatima Naqvi (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3523 Itemid=1093) Vol.19_Naqvi.mp3 In the few days since Wendelin Schmidt-Dengler’s unexpected death of a pulmonary embolism, one thing has become... Wed, 25 Jun 2008 02:06:56 +0100 (May 20, 1942 – September 7, 2008) bridges vol. 19, October 2008 / People in the Spotlight By Fatima Naqvi (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3523 Itemid=1093) Vol.19_Naqvi.mp3 In the few days since Wendelin Schmidt-Dengler’s unexpected death of a pulmonary embolism, one thing has become... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3221&Itemid=1007 OST bridges vol. 18, July 2008 / Feature Article by Joshua Roebke (content/view/3239/976/) Vol18_Zeilinger.mp3 A team of physicists in Vienna has devised experiments that may answer one of the enduring riddles of science: Do we create the world just by looking at it?... Tue, 24 Jun 2008 21:48:52 +0100 bridges vol. 18, July 2008 / Feature Article by Joshua Roebke (content/view/3239/976/) Vol18_Zeilinger.mp3 A team of physicists in Vienna has devised experiments that may answer one of the enduring riddles of science: Do we create the world just by looking at it?... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3046&Itemid=928 OST bridges vol. 17, April 2008 / Feature Article By Michael Obersteiner (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3057 Itemid=73) Petr Havlik (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3053 Itemid=81) Vol17_Obersteiner.mp3 Agriculture is in limbo these days. The biofuels issue makes it onto the front page of many... Sat, 26 Apr 2008 01:52:23 +0100 bridges vol. 17, April 2008 / Feature Article By Michael Obersteiner (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3057 Itemid=73) Petr Havlik (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3053 Itemid=81) Vol17_Obersteiner.mp3 Agriculture is in limbo these days. The biofuels issue makes it onto the front page of many... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3032&Itemid=958 OST bridges vol. 17, April 2008 / OpEds Commentaries by Norman P. Neureiter (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3055 Itemid=922) (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3055 Itemid=922) Vol17_Neureiter.mp3 Norman P. Neureiter It was in 1973, that I resigned from four years in the White House Office... Fri, 25 Apr 2008 00:33:48 +0100 bridges vol. 17, April 2008 / OpEds Commentaries by Norman P. Neureiter (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3055 Itemid=922) (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3055 Itemid=922) Vol17_Neureiter.mp3 Norman P. Neureiter It was in 1973, that I resigned from four years in the White House Office... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3027&Itemid=935 OST bridges vol. 17, April 2008 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Pepita Adelmann (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3048 Itemid=914) Vol17_Munk.mp3 Through the glass doors of DC's famous Cosmos Club (http://www.cosmos-club.org/), I can see an elderly man waving and smiling warmly at... Thu, 24 Apr 2008 00:31:35 +0100 bridges vol. 17, April 2008 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Pepita Adelmann (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3048 Itemid=914) Vol17_Munk.mp3 Through the glass doors of DC's famous Cosmos Club (http://www.cosmos-club.org/), I can see an elderly man waving and smiling warmly at... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3024&Itemid=927 OST bridges vol. 17, April 2008 / Feature Article by Britt Childs (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3049 Itemid=76) Vol17_Childs.mp3 This article summarizes and updates the conclusions of a report released by the World Resources Institute in December 2007. Please see Childs, Britt, and Rob Bradley.... Wed, 23 Apr 2008 19:30:45 +0100 bridges vol. 17, April 2008 / Feature Article by Britt Childs (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3049 Itemid=76) Vol17_Childs.mp3 This article summarizes and updates the conclusions of a report released by the World Resources Institute in December 2007. Please see Childs, Britt, and Rob Bradley.... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3020&Itemid=957 OST bridges vol. 17, April 2008 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) Vol17_Pielke.mp3 In a 1991 evaluation of the usefulness of policy research Ronald Brunner wrote that “most preventable errors of policy analysis stem from the analyst’s perspective; as... Wed, 23 Apr 2008 01:45:31 +0100 bridges vol. 17, April 2008 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) Vol17_Pielke.mp3 In a 1991 evaluation of the usefulness of policy research Ronald Brunner wrote that “most preventable errors of policy analysis stem from the analyst’s perspective; as... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3018&Itemid=931 OST bridges vol. 17, April 2008 / Feature Article by Hans Kordik (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3051 Itemid=920) Vol17_Kordik.mp3 The United States of America is the biggest producer of crops using genetic engineering (also called genetically modified or “GM” crops), with more than 50 percent... Wed, 23 Apr 2008 00:20:32 +0100 bridges vol. 17, April 2008 / Feature Article by Hans Kordik (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=3051 Itemid=920) Vol17_Kordik.mp3 The United States of America is the biggest producer of crops using genetic engineering (also called genetically modified or “GM” crops), with more than 50 percent... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3019&Itemid=912 OST Austria and Slovakia join forces in the run for the headquarters of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology bridges vol. 17, April 2008 / Letter from Brussels by Martin Schmid (content/view/178/320/) Vol17_Schmid.mp3 Martin Schmid Some may recall the December 2006 Letter from Brussels analyzing... Tue, 22 Apr 2008 23:34:58 +0100 Austria and Slovakia join forces in the run for the headquarters of the European Institute of Innovation and Technology bridges vol. 17, April 2008 / Letter from Brussels by Martin Schmid (content/view/178/320/) Vol17_Schmid.mp3 Martin Schmid Some may recall the December 2006 Letter from Brussels analyzing... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=3017&Itemid=936 OST bridges vol. 17, April 2008 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=790) Vol17_Pollak.mp3 The metro, she said, as if whispering the name of an archnemesis, its very functional, but quite... Tue, 22 Apr 2008 21:53:58 +0100 bridges vol. 17, April 2008 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=790) Vol17_Pollak.mp3 The metro, she said, as if whispering the name of an archnemesis, its very functional, but quite... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2758&Itemid=828 OST bridges vol. 16, December 2007 / OpEds Commentaries by Anton Korinek (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2764 Itemid=83) Vol16_Korinek.mp3 Anton Korinek The following article is based on a presentation given by the author at the Embassy of Austria in Washington, DC, on the occasion... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 23:31:30 +0100 bridges vol. 16, December 2007 / OpEds Commentaries by Anton Korinek (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2764 Itemid=83) Vol16_Korinek.mp3 Anton Korinek The following article is based on a presentation given by the author at the Embassy of Austria in Washington, DC, on the occasion... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2752&Itemid=841 OST bridges vol. 16, December 2007 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Walter Minehuber (http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2766 Itemid=85) Vol16_Stuerzlinger.mp3 Interaction with an electronic partner can be complicated. Images in simple Word docs pop up in places where they shouldn't. Excel... Fri, 14 Dec 2007 21:07:33 +0100 bridges vol. 16, December 2007 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Walter Minehuber (http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2766 Itemid=85) Vol16_Stuerzlinger.mp3 Interaction with an electronic partner can be complicated. Images in simple Word docs pop up in places where they shouldn't. Excel... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2743&Itemid=827 OST bridges vol. 16, December 2007 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) Vol16_Pielke.mp3 Fresh sushi, it seems, can be found almost everywhere. Such casual observations of contemporary trends in the globalization of food are backed up by data. Our... Thu, 13 Dec 2007 03:04:30 +0100 bridges vol. 16, December 2007 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) Vol16_Pielke.mp3 Fresh sushi, it seems, can be found almost everywhere. Such casual observations of contemporary trends in the globalization of food are backed up by data. Our... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2742&Itemid=834 OST bridges vol. 16, December 2007 / Feature Article by Christopher T. Hill (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2762 Itemid=81) Vol16_Hill.mp3 The United States is blessed with an extraordinarily successful system for the generation and application of innovation, as evidenced by its world leadership over the... Thu, 13 Dec 2007 02:14:51 +0100 bridges vol. 16, December 2007 / Feature Article by Christopher T. Hill (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2762 Itemid=81) Vol16_Hill.mp3 The United States is blessed with an extraordinarily successful system for the generation and application of innovation, as evidenced by its world leadership over the... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2740&Itemid=840 OST bridges vol. 16, December 2007 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Juliet M. Beverly (http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=790) Vol16_Jenkner.mp3 In the tree covered hills of Ottakring, the 16th district of Vienna, a young boy walks with his mother and... Wed, 12 Dec 2007 05:47:51 +0100 bridges vol. 16, December 2007 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Juliet M. Beverly (http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=790) Vol16_Jenkner.mp3 In the tree covered hills of Ottakring, the 16th district of Vienna, a young boy walks with his mother and... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2584&Itemid=807 OST bridges vol. 15, September 2007 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=75) vol15_schalk.mp3 Some people believe they are telekinetic - having the power to move objects with thought. This conclusion is usually... Fri, 28 Sep 2007 05:52:57 +0100 bridges vol. 15, September 2007 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=75) vol15_schalk.mp3 Some people believe they are telekinetic - having the power to move objects with thought. This conclusion is usually... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2560&Itemid=802 OST bridges vol. 15, Sept 2007 / Feature Article by Joseph Romm (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2567 Itemid=88) vol15_romm.mp3 Glaciers in Antarctica: Rapidly shrinking The question of how significantly any strategy – including carbon offsets – can contribute to climate mitigation can be understood only with... Thu, 27 Sep 2007 00:01:23 +0100 bridges vol. 15, Sept 2007 / Feature Article by Joseph Romm (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2567 Itemid=88) vol15_romm.mp3 Glaciers in Antarctica: Rapidly shrinking The question of how significantly any strategy – including carbon offsets – can contribute to climate mitigation can be understood only with... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2559&Itemid=808 OST bridges vol. 15, September 2007 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Verena Katscher (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2569 Itemid=83) vol15_goebl.mp3 Imagine walking through the labyrinthine streets of Vienna's 1st district, where music seems to be everywhere. Peeking into an old baroque... Wed, 26 Sep 2007 23:17:39 +0100 bridges vol. 15, September 2007 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Verena Katscher (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2569 Itemid=83) vol15_goebl.mp3 Imagine walking through the labyrinthine streets of Vienna's 1st district, where music seems to be everywhere. Peeking into an old baroque... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2558&Itemid=794 OST bridges vol. 15, Sept 2007 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger Pielke, Jr. (content/view/159/307/) vol15_pielke.mp3 The administration of George W. Bush seems to have discovered a new interest in the issue of climate change, starting just before the G8 summit last summer in Germany.... Wed, 26 Sep 2007 21:48:20 +0100 bridges vol. 15, Sept 2007 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger Pielke, Jr. (content/view/159/307/) vol15_pielke.mp3 The administration of George W. Bush seems to have discovered a new interest in the issue of climate change, starting just before the G8 summit last summer in Germany.... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2553&Itemid=799 OST bridges vol. 15, Sept 2007 / Book Review by Johannes Strobl (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2566 Itemid=89) vol15_faust.mp3 Faust in Copenhagen - A Struggle for the Soul of Physics by Gino Segrè Blegdamsvej Street, Copenhagen, 1932. In a truly remarkable assembly, 40 physicists gathered at... Wed, 26 Sep 2007 19:25:37 +0100 bridges vol. 15, Sept 2007 / Book Review by Johannes Strobl (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2566 Itemid=89) vol15_faust.mp3 Faust in Copenhagen - A Struggle for the Soul of Physics by Gino Segrè Blegdamsvej Street, Copenhagen, 1932. In a truly remarkable assembly, 40 physicists gathered at... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2551&Itemid=806 OST bridges vol. 15, Sept 2007 / Feature Articles by Johannes Strobl (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2566 Itemid=89) vol15_diebold.mp3 Ulrike Diebold “Surfaces are how objects communicate with the outside world. If you form a surface you cut atomic bonds, and the atoms then don't know what... Wed, 26 Sep 2007 01:32:41 +0100 bridges vol. 15, Sept 2007 / Feature Articles by Johannes Strobl (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2566 Itemid=89) vol15_diebold.mp3 Ulrike Diebold “Surfaces are how objects communicate with the outside world. If you form a surface you cut atomic bonds, and the atoms then don't know what... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2539&Itemid=795 OST bridges vol. 15, September 2007 / OpEds Commentaries by David Michaels (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2568 Itemid=85) vol15_michaels.mp3 The article below is based upon a foreword written by the author for the Summer 2006 (v. 69, no. 3) issue of Law... Tue, 25 Sep 2007 20:29:53 +0100 bridges vol. 15, September 2007 / OpEds Commentaries by David Michaels (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2568 Itemid=85) vol15_michaels.mp3 The article below is based upon a foreword written by the author for the Summer 2006 (v. 69, no. 3) issue of Law... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2329&Itemid=755 OST bridges vol. 14, July 2007 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=124) vol14_pribram.mp3 Juliet Beverly and Karl Pribram in his D.C. home. If you give me the privilege of that one premise, you'll... Wed, 11 Jul 2007 20:35:31 +0100 bridges vol. 14, July 2007 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Juliet M. Beverly (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2013 Itemid=124) vol14_pribram.mp3 Juliet Beverly and Karl Pribram in his D.C. home. If you give me the privilege of that one premise, you'll... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2316&Itemid=735 OST bridges vol. 14, July 2007 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Milan Polak (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2323 Itemid=522) vol14_porod.mp3 Wolfgang Porod The more you learn, or the more you try to learn, the more you realize how much... Wed, 11 Jul 2007 01:24:49 +0100 bridges vol. 14, July 2007 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Milan Polak (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2323 Itemid=522) vol14_porod.mp3 Wolfgang Porod The more you learn, or the more you try to learn, the more you realize how much... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2302&Itemid=728 OST bridges vol. 14, July 2007 / Feature Article by Robert Rosner (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2322 Itemid=767) vol14_blau.mp3 Marietta Blau was an Austrian physicist who made her most important discovery for nuclear physics, the stars of disintegration, a few months before the... Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:36:28 +0100 bridges vol. 14, July 2007 / Feature Article by Robert Rosner (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2322 Itemid=767) vol14_blau.mp3 Marietta Blau was an Austrian physicist who made her most important discovery for nuclear physics, the stars of disintegration, a few months before the... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2301&Itemid=754 OST bridges vol. 14, July 2007 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Elisabeth Hartlieb (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2325 Itemid=522) vol14_luger.mp3 Prof. Karolin Luger “Figuring out how things work has always been my passion,” explains Karolin Luger, a Howard Hughes Medical Investigator and... Tue, 10 Jul 2007 01:27:08 +0100 bridges vol. 14, July 2007 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Elisabeth Hartlieb (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2325 Itemid=522) vol14_luger.mp3 Prof. Karolin Luger “Figuring out how things work has always been my passion,” explains Karolin Luger, a Howard Hughes Medical Investigator and... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2297&Itemid=721 OST bridges vol. 14, July 2007 / OpEds Commentaries by William B. Bonvillian (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2313 Itemid=522) vol14_bonvillian.mp3 William B. Bonvillian The Energy Technology Challenge Energy is a high-stakes problem for the US, with much hanging in the balance - energy security... Tue, 10 Jul 2007 00:21:44 +0100 bridges vol. 14, July 2007 / OpEds Commentaries by William B. Bonvillian (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2313 Itemid=522) vol14_bonvillian.mp3 William B. Bonvillian The Energy Technology Challenge Energy is a high-stakes problem for the US, with much hanging in the balance - energy security... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2295&Itemid=732 OST bridges vol. 14, July 2007 / Feature Article by Alfred Posamentier (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2320 Itemid=522) vol14_posamentier.mp3 We celebrate world-class superstars like Mozart, Beethoven, and Einstein with festivals and T-shirts. So why not do the same for the most prolific mathematician of... Mon, 09 Jul 2007 23:49:12 +0100 bridges vol. 14, July 2007 / Feature Article by Alfred Posamentier (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2320 Itemid=522) vol14_posamentier.mp3 We celebrate world-class superstars like Mozart, Beethoven, and Einstein with festivals and T-shirts. So why not do the same for the most prolific mathematician of... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2292&Itemid=737 OST bridges vol. 14, July 2007 / Nanotechnology Focus vol14_stupp.mp3 Samuel Stupp, director of the Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine at Northwestern University, is at the center of cutting-edge medical research that has the potential to tackle challenges like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, heart... Mon, 09 Jul 2007 22:59:20 +0100 bridges vol. 14, July 2007 / Nanotechnology Focus vol14_stupp.mp3 Samuel Stupp, director of the Institute for BioNanotechnology in Medicine at Northwestern University, is at the center of cutting-edge medical research that has the potential to tackle challenges like Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, heart... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2291&Itemid=722 OST bridges vol. 14, July 2007 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) vol14_pielke.mp3 Scholars who study the role of science in society have long appreciated how arguments about science become a proxy for political debate. Peter Weingart,... Mon, 09 Jul 2007 21:41:20 +0100 bridges vol. 14, July 2007 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) vol14_pielke.mp3 Scholars who study the role of science in society have long appreciated how arguments about science become a proxy for political debate. Peter Weingart,... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2029&Itemid=700 OST bridges vol. 13, April 2007 / Letter from Brussels by Martin Schmid (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=178 Itemid=320) vol13_brussels.mp3 A lot of things are going on in Brussels these days in the field of science, research, and innovation. The 7th Research Framework Program (FP7) has... Sat, 14 Apr 2007 05:17:14 +0100 bridges vol. 13, April 2007 / Letter from Brussels by Martin Schmid (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=178 Itemid=320) vol13_brussels.mp3 A lot of things are going on in Brussels these days in the field of science, research, and innovation. The 7th Research Framework Program (FP7) has... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2027&Itemid=699 OST bridges vol. 13, April 2007 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger Pielke (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) vol13_Pielke.mp3 When former US Vice President Al Gore testified before Congress last month he used an analogy to describe the challenge of climate change: If your baby... Sat, 14 Apr 2007 04:54:09 +0100 bridges vol. 13, April 2007 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger Pielke (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) vol13_Pielke.mp3 When former US Vice President Al Gore testified before Congress last month he used an analogy to describe the challenge of climate change: If your baby... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2003&Itemid=708 OST bridges vol. 13, April 2007 / Book Review by Philip J. Davis (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2014 Itemid=676) vol13_taschner.mp3 Some years back, the magazine section editor of a national newspaper rang me up and asked me to contribute a piece on mathematics. I was... Fri, 13 Apr 2007 01:15:14 +0100 bridges vol. 13, April 2007 / Book Review by Philip J. Davis (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2014 Itemid=676) vol13_taschner.mp3 Some years back, the magazine section editor of a national newspaper rang me up and asked me to contribute a piece on mathematics. I was... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1998&Itemid=712 OST bridges vol. 13, April 2007 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Ines Pree (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2012 Itemid=669) vol13_palese.mp3 I did not have a grand plan to really become a virologist. I more like slid into it...... Thu, 12 Apr 2007 20:18:09 +0100 bridges vol. 13, April 2007 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Ines Pree (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2012 Itemid=669) vol13_palese.mp3 I did not have a grand plan to really become a virologist. I more like slid into it...... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1994&Itemid=694 OST bridges vol. 13, April 2007 / Feature Article by Shari Grossarth (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2001 Itemid=674) and Alan Hecht (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=127 Itemid=264) vol13_epa.mp3 Over its 36-year history, EPA has adapted to changing environmental issues and is slowly moving to make sustainability a... Thu, 12 Apr 2007 03:50:48 +0100 bridges vol. 13, April 2007 / Feature Article by Shari Grossarth (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2001 Itemid=674) and Alan Hecht (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=127 Itemid=264) vol13_epa.mp3 Over its 36-year history, EPA has adapted to changing environmental issues and is slowly moving to make sustainability a... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1993&Itemid=713 OST bridges vol. 13, April 2007 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Roland Schneider (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2011 Itemid=672) vol13_fermueller.mp3 Robots nowadays can do a lot of things that normally only humans can do. They mow the lawn, build... Thu, 12 Apr 2007 03:30:51 +0100 bridges vol. 13, April 2007 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Roland Schneider (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2011 Itemid=672) vol13_fermueller.mp3 Robots nowadays can do a lot of things that normally only humans can do. They mow the lawn, build... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1990&Itemid=696 OST bridges vol. 13, April 2007 / Feature Article by Barbara Schultze (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2016 Itemid=0) vol13_ttlf.mp3 The EU's antitrust case against Microsoft and its implications for Silicon Valley companies is only one of the diverse legal issues being tackled by the Transatlantic... Thu, 12 Apr 2007 00:34:42 +0100 bridges vol. 13, April 2007 / Feature Article by Barbara Schultze (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2016 Itemid=0) vol13_ttlf.mp3 The EU's antitrust case against Microsoft and its implications for Silicon Valley companies is only one of the diverse legal issues being tackled by the Transatlantic... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1988&Itemid=693 OST bridges vol. 13, April 2007 / Feature Article by Harold Furchtgott-Roth (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2004 Itemid=0) vol13_furchtgott-roth.mp3 Harold Furchtgott-Roth Neutrality - who could be against it? The very word evokes images of pacifism rather than belligerence, impartiality rather than advocacy.... Wed, 11 Apr 2007 21:44:44 +0100 bridges vol. 13, April 2007 / Feature Article by Harold Furchtgott-Roth (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=2004 Itemid=0) vol13_furchtgott-roth.mp3 Harold Furchtgott-Roth Neutrality - who could be against it? The very word evokes images of pacifism rather than belligerence, impartiality rather than advocacy.... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1712&Itemid=631 OST bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Kalt's Corner on Science Society by Stefan Kalt (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=137 Itemid=273) Vol12_Kalt.mp3 While in previous columns I've expressed deep reservations about the technologism of the postmodern world, this has never killed off... Thu, 14 Dec 2006 02:51:01 +0100 bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Kalt's Corner on Science Society by Stefan Kalt (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=137 Itemid=273) Vol12_Kalt.mp3 While in previous columns I've expressed deep reservations about the technologism of the postmodern world, this has never killed off... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1703&Itemid=647 OST bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Stefanie Baumgartner (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1706) Vol12_Seitinger.mp3 After a long, exhausting workday you might want to liberate yourself from adult responsibilities and be a child again. Spending the... Wed, 13 Dec 2006 07:20:45 +0100 bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Stefanie Baumgartner (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1706) Vol12_Seitinger.mp3 After a long, exhausting workday you might want to liberate yourself from adult responsibilities and be a child again. Spending the... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1701&Itemid=639 OST bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Feature Article by Jan Sadlak (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1692) Vol12_Sadlak.mp3 Background Historically, it is correct to say that university ranking is an American invention, as the first such effort was undertaken in the US at... Wed, 13 Dec 2006 05:38:55 +0100 bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Feature Article by Jan Sadlak (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1692) Vol12_Sadlak.mp3 Background Historically, it is correct to say that university ranking is an American invention, as the first such effort was undertaken in the US at... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1687&Itemid=636 OST bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Feature Article by Sonja D. Schmid (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1688) Vol12_Nuclear.mp3 With oil prices and global temperatures rising, the nuclear option has once again entered discussions about the future of the world's energy supply. Piggybacking on... Tue, 12 Dec 2006 03:40:52 +0100 bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Feature Article by Sonja D. Schmid (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1688) Vol12_Nuclear.mp3 With oil prices and global temperatures rising, the nuclear option has once again entered discussions about the future of the world's energy supply. Piggybacking on... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1686&Itemid=641 OST bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Feature Article by David Mueller (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1695) Vol12_Mueller.mp3 Boosting growth and creating jobs are the high priorities on political agendas in the countries of the European Union. Within the Lisbon Agenda (http://www.euractiv.com/en/agenda2004/lisbon-agenda/article-117510) ,... Tue, 12 Dec 2006 02:21:49 +0100 bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Feature Article by David Mueller (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1695) Vol12_Mueller.mp3 Boosting growth and creating jobs are the high priorities on political agendas in the countries of the European Union. Within the Lisbon Agenda (http://www.euractiv.com/en/agenda2004/lisbon-agenda/article-117510) ,... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1675&Itemid=632 OST bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Letter from Brussels by Martin Schmid (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=178 Itemid=320) Vol12_Brussels.mp3 The report is clear: Europe has a strong economy and a strong science base, but in turning innovation assets into innovation Europe clearly lags behind... Fri, 08 Dec 2006 23:13:42 +0100 bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Letter from Brussels by Martin Schmid (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=178 Itemid=320) Vol12_Brussels.mp3 The report is clear: Europe has a strong economy and a strong science base, but in turning innovation assets into innovation Europe clearly lags behind... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1674&Itemid=630 OST bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger A. Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) Vol12_Pielke.mp3 The 2006 United States midterm (i.e., between presidential) elections are historic, leading to only the second time in more than 50 years that control of... Fri, 08 Dec 2006 22:25:54 +0100 bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger A. Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) Vol12_Pielke.mp3 The 2006 United States midterm (i.e., between presidential) elections are historic, leading to only the second time in more than 50 years that control of... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1669&Itemid=638 OST bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Feature Article by Philip G. Altbach (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1696) Vol12_Altbach.mp3 The following article was first published in International Higher Education, Number 42, Winter 2006. It was reprinted with permission from the editor. Rankings of academic... Fri, 08 Dec 2006 03:46:59 +0100 bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Feature Article by Philip G. Altbach (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1696) Vol12_Altbach.mp3 The following article was first published in International Higher Education, Number 42, Winter 2006. It was reprinted with permission from the editor. Rankings of academic... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1668&Itemid=637 OST bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Feature Article by Stefanie Baumgartner (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1706) Vol12_Deicing.mp3 “There is a clear answer: I want to become a pilot,” says Michael Kaiser when asked about his future career plans, “no matter where or how.... Fri, 08 Dec 2006 02:54:45 +0100 bridges vol. 12, December 2006 / Feature Article by Stefanie Baumgartner (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1706) Vol12_Deicing.mp3 “There is a clear answer: I want to become a pilot,” says Michael Kaiser when asked about his future career plans, “no matter where or how.... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1466&Itemid=608 OST bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / People in the Spotlight by Christian Hederer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1451) vol.11_Kromp-Kolb.mp3 A common feeling about university professors is that they are a somewhat remote, weird folk relegated to ivory towers of abstract, largely irrelevant reasoning,... Wed, 27 Sep 2006 07:13:00 +0100 bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / People in the Spotlight by Christian Hederer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1451) vol.11_Kromp-Kolb.mp3 A common feeling about university professors is that they are a somewhat remote, weird folk relegated to ivory towers of abstract, largely irrelevant reasoning,... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1437&Itemid=610 OST bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Christian Hederer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1451) vol.11_Wagner.mp3 Even among the exclusive group of scientists working at America's most prestigious research institutions, Günter Wagner, professor of ecology and... Tue, 26 Sep 2006 03:55:38 +0100 bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / News from the Network: Austrian Researchers Abroad by Christian Hederer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1451) vol.11_Wagner.mp3 Even among the exclusive group of scientists working at America's most prestigious research institutions, Günter Wagner, professor of ecology and... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1432&Itemid=607 OST bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger A. Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) vol.11_Pielke.mp3 Daniel Sarewitz has observed that the richness of science often provides an excess of objectivity in politicized debates. What he means is... Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:58:42 +0100 bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger A. Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) vol.11_Pielke.mp3 Daniel Sarewitz has observed that the richness of science often provides an excess of objectivity in politicized debates. What he means is... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1431&Itemid=606 OST bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Kalt's Corner on Science Society by Stefan Ka (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=137 Itemid=273)lt (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=137 Itemid=273) vol.11_Kalt.mp3 Because we generally regard technology as no more than a tool (albeit one of tremendous power), we tend... Tue, 26 Sep 2006 00:35:52 +0100 bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Kalt's Corner on Science Society by Stefan Ka (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=137 Itemid=273)lt (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=137 Itemid=273) vol.11_Kalt.mp3 Because we generally regard technology as no more than a tool (albeit one of tremendous power), we tend... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1415&Itemid=584 OST bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Green Buildings Focus by Sonja Strohmer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=535 Itemid=215) vol.11_Donkers.mp3 The following is an interview with Robert H. Donkers (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1449), Counselor for Environmental Affairs at the European Commission Delegation in Washington... Sat, 23 Sep 2006 03:41:59 +0100 bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Green Buildings Focus by Sonja Strohmer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=535 Itemid=215) vol.11_Donkers.mp3 The following is an interview with Robert H. Donkers (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1449), Counselor for Environmental Affairs at the European Commission Delegation in Washington... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1412&Itemid=604 OST bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Feature Articles by Beate Kleessen (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1457) , Paul Davey (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1458) Christian Auchter (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1455) vol.11_Kaleidoscope.mp3 Kaleidoscope is the European research network for technology-enhanced learning. It integrates the leading research teams... Sat, 23 Sep 2006 02:09:41 +0100 bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Feature Articles by Beate Kleessen (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1457) , Paul Davey (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1458) Christian Auchter (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1455) vol.11_Kaleidoscope.mp3 Kaleidoscope is the European research network for technology-enhanced learning. It integrates the leading research teams... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1411&Itemid=600 OST bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Feature Articles by Nana Rinehart (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1428) vol.11_Rinehart.mp3 International education as a business International education is a growth industry. According to a recent OECD report, 2.7 million students were enrolled in higher education outside... Sat, 23 Sep 2006 00:44:07 +0100 bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Feature Articles by Nana Rinehart (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1428) vol.11_Rinehart.mp3 International education as a business International education is a growth industry. According to a recent OECD report, 2.7 million students were enrolled in higher education outside... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1406&Itemid=599 OST bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Feature Article by WSIS (http://www.itu.int/wsis/index.html)). Rendering possible the impossible Given the state of negotiations at the end of the suspended Preparatory Committee meetings (PrepComs) at the first phase of the December 2003 Summit in Geneva [for more details on the... Fri, 22 Sep 2006 07:18:26 +0100 bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Feature Article by WSIS (http://www.itu.int/wsis/index.html)). Rendering possible the impossible Given the state of negotiations at the end of the suspended Preparatory Committee meetings (PrepComs) at the first phase of the December 2003 Summit in Geneva [for more details on the... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1404&Itemid=589 OST bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Green Buildings Focus by Bill Browning (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1446) vol.11_Browning.mp3 In the United States, interest in environmentally responsible or green buildings is booming. The US Green Building Council (USGBC), launched in 1993,... Fri, 22 Sep 2006 05:19:37 +0100 bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Green Buildings Focus by Bill Browning (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1446) vol.11_Browning.mp3 In the United States, interest in environmentally responsible or green buildings is booming. The US Green Building Council (USGBC), launched in 1993,... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1396&Itemid=602 OST bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Feature Articles by Wolfgang Eppenschwandtner (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1400) Stephan Kurz (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1401) vol.11_Eppenschwandtner.mp3 Being at the interface between research and higher education, doctoral programs play a key role in the... Thu, 21 Sep 2006 23:55:52 +0100 bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Feature Articles by Wolfgang Eppenschwandtner (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1400) Stephan Kurz (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1401) vol.11_Eppenschwandtner.mp3 Being at the interface between research and higher education, doctoral programs play a key role in the... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1388&Itemid=588 OST bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Green Buildings Focus by Georg Reichard (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1394) vol.11_Reichard.mp3 If you had asked someone a decade ago, Can you imagine living in a green building? the answer would probably have been,... Thu, 21 Sep 2006 05:28:33 +0100 bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Green Buildings Focus by Georg Reichard (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1394) vol.11_Reichard.mp3 If you had asked someone a decade ago, Can you imagine living in a green building? the answer would probably have been,... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1387&Itemid=590 OST bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Green Buildings Focus by Phil Wirdzek (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1397) vol.11_Wirdzek.mp3 Over the past 15 years, the green building movement has gained tremendous momentum in the United States. A wide variety of institutions - private, public, and... Thu, 21 Sep 2006 04:29:18 +0100 bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Green Buildings Focus by Phil Wirdzek (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1397) vol.11_Wirdzek.mp3 Over the past 15 years, the green building movement has gained tremendous momentum in the United States. A wide variety of institutions - private, public, and... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1384&Itemid=586 OST bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Green Buildings Focus by Susan Piedmont-Palladino (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1459) vol.11_Palladino.mp3 May have changed my life, writes a visitor in the comment book at the National Building Museum's current exhibition, The Green House: New Directions in... Wed, 20 Sep 2006 06:18:08 +0100 bridges vol. 11, September 2006 / Green Buildings Focus by Susan Piedmont-Palladino (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1459) vol.11_Palladino.mp3 May have changed my life, writes a visitor in the comment book at the National Building Museum's current exhibition, The Green House: New Directions in... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1228&Itemid=555 OST bridges vol. 10, June 29 / Feature Articles by Norbert Frischauf (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=110 Itemid=256) Alexander Soucek (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=172 Itemid=326) vol10_GalileoGMES.mp3 Europe: 30 years in Space In 1975 the European Space Agency (ESA) was inaugurated. ESA started small, with only a... Thu, 29 Jun 2006 19:00:57 +0100 bridges vol. 10, June 29 / Feature Articles by Norbert Frischauf (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=110 Itemid=256) Alexander Soucek (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=172 Itemid=326) vol10_GalileoGMES.mp3 Europe: 30 years in Space In 1975 the European Space Agency (ESA) was inaugurated. ESA started small, with only a... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1205&Itemid=495 OST bridges vol. 10, June 29 / Feature Articles by Caroline Adenberger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=86 Itemid=124) vol10_JSF.mp3 American science must enlighten American statecraft, said then-Secretary of State Colin Powell when introducing the first Jefferson Science Fellows (JSF) to the State Department in May 2004.... Wed, 28 Jun 2006 05:03:24 +0100 bridges vol. 10, June 29 / Feature Articles by Caroline Adenberger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=86 Itemid=124) vol10_JSF.mp3 American science must enlighten American statecraft, said then-Secretary of State Colin Powell when introducing the first Jefferson Science Fellows (JSF) to the State Department in May 2004.... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1194&Itemid=530 OST bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / News from the Network by Caroline Adenberger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=86 Itemid=124) vol10_riegler.mp3 Building balloons, rockets, and satellites and sending them to outer space, making amazing discoveries - a childhood dream of many. Guenter Riegler, a native of Bad Kreuzen... Wed, 28 Jun 2006 00:59:30 +0100 bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / News from the Network by Caroline Adenberger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=86 Itemid=124) vol10_riegler.mp3 Building balloons, rockets, and satellites and sending them to outer space, making amazing discoveries - a childhood dream of many. Guenter Riegler, a native of Bad Kreuzen... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1191&Itemid=499 OST bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Feature Articles by Johannes Schwank (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1202 Itemid=533) vol10_TEC.mp3 Clean air and water, and enough food are the three things absolutely crucial for sustaining the growing world population on this planet. All three of these depend on... Tue, 27 Jun 2006 22:26:59 +0100 bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Feature Articles by Johannes Schwank (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1202 Itemid=533) vol10_TEC.mp3 Clean air and water, and enough food are the three things absolutely crucial for sustaining the growing world population on this planet. All three of these depend on... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1187&Itemid=501 OST bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Feature Articles by Robert L. Kuczkowski (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1212 Itemid=542) , Richard D. Foust (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1214 Itemid=547) , Carol A. Bessel (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1216 Itemid=550) , Ronald L. Christensen (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1215 Itemid=548) ,... Tue, 27 Jun 2006 20:47:04 +0100 bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Feature Articles by Robert L. Kuczkowski (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1212 Itemid=542) , Richard D. Foust (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1214 Itemid=547) , Carol A. Bessel (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1216 Itemid=550) , Ronald L. Christensen (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1215 Itemid=548) ,... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1185&Itemid=539 OST bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Institutions Organizations by Martin Streicher (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1193) vol10_ERC.mp3 In the past, EU Framework Programs have focused more on research that aimed directly at improving European industrial competitiveness than on investigator-driven basic research. However,... Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:20:49 +0100 bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Institutions Organizations by Martin Streicher (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1193) vol10_ERC.mp3 In the past, EU Framework Programs have focused more on research that aimed directly at improving European industrial competitiveness than on investigator-driven basic research. However,... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1184&Itemid=503 OST bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Feature Article by Johannes Loschnigg (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=138 Itemid=285) vol10_nasabudget.mp3 In 1990, a committee charged by the White House with conducting a sweeping review of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) found that the agency's budget... Tue, 27 Jun 2006 19:12:11 +0100 bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Feature Article by Johannes Loschnigg (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=138 Itemid=285) vol10_nasabudget.mp3 In 1990, a committee charged by the White House with conducting a sweeping review of the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) found that the agency's budget... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1183&Itemid=504 OST bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Feature Articles by Frederic Nordlund (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1207 Itemid=540) vol10_spacecooperation.mp3 The transatlantic space cooperation is often analyzed from specific angles. For example, it is looked at from an institutional angle, detailing cooperation mechanisms between the European... Tue, 27 Jun 2006 18:54:22 +0100 bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Feature Articles by Frederic Nordlund (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1207 Itemid=540) vol10_spacecooperation.mp3 The transatlantic space cooperation is often analyzed from specific angles. For example, it is looked at from an institutional angle, detailing cooperation mechanisms between the European... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1173&Itemid=516 OST bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / People in the Spotlight by Caroline Adenberger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=86 Itemid=124) vol10_bartenstein_m.mp3 On the occasion of Austria's EU Presidency and its close ending on June 30, 2006, bridges took the opportunity to interview Martin Bartenstein, the... Mon, 26 Jun 2006 22:48:06 +0100 bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / People in the Spotlight by Caroline Adenberger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=86 Itemid=124) vol10_bartenstein_m.mp3 On the occasion of Austria's EU Presidency and its close ending on June 30, 2006, bridges took the opportunity to interview Martin Bartenstein, the... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1172&Itemid=506 OST bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Feature Articles by Alison Frank (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1198 Itemid=524) vol10_galicia.mp3 As the location of the headquarters of OPEC and the IAEA, Vienna's connection with the international energy industry and with petroleum is well known. Anyone who has... Mon, 26 Jun 2006 19:31:07 +0100 bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Feature Articles by Alison Frank (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1198 Itemid=524) vol10_galicia.mp3 As the location of the headquarters of OPEC and the IAEA, Vienna's connection with the international energy industry and with petroleum is well known. Anyone who has... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1155&Itemid=510 OST bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / OpEds Commentaries by Jonathan David Farley (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=115 Itemid=251) vol10_goedel.mp3 Three tsunamis shook science in the twentieth century: First, Albert Einstein's famous equation E=mc2, the formula for the atomic bomb (and the reason the... Sun, 25 Jun 2006 01:44:27 +0100 bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / OpEds Commentaries by Jonathan David Farley (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=115 Itemid=251) vol10_goedel.mp3 Three tsunamis shook science in the twentieth century: First, Albert Einstein's famous equation E=mc2, the formula for the atomic bomb (and the reason the... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1154&Itemid=514 OST bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Kalt's Corner by Stefan Kalt (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=137 Itemid=273) vol10_kalt.mp3 News flash: Thanks to popular culture, America's IQ is rising! Tests prove it!! Steven Johnson's recent book, Everything Bad is Good for You: How Popular Culture is making... Sun, 25 Jun 2006 00:50:31 +0100 bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Kalt's Corner by Stefan Kalt (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=137 Itemid=273) vol10_kalt.mp3 News flash: Thanks to popular culture, America's IQ is rising! Tests prove it!! Steven Johnson's recent book, Everything Bad is Good for You: How Popular Culture is making... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1143&Itemid=515 OST bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger A. Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) vol10_pielke.mp3 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a storied history, but today the agency is facing a wide range of problems. Consider the following... Fri, 23 Jun 2006 00:43:16 +0100 bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger A. Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159 Itemid=307) vol10_pielke.mp3 The National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) has a storied history, but today the agency is facing a wide range of problems. Consider the following... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1140&Itemid=497 OST bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Feature Articles by Irene Eckart (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=109 Itemid=247) vol10_polarsciences.mp3 Have you ever seen the 2005 TV spot for Coke Classic, where a polar bear peers down a snowy slope before being offered a bottle of Coke... Thu, 22 Jun 2006 21:17:39 +0100 bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Feature Articles by Irene Eckart (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=109 Itemid=247) vol10_polarsciences.mp3 Have you ever seen the 2005 TV spot for Coke Classic, where a polar bear peers down a snowy slope before being offered a bottle of Coke... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=1130&Itemid=496 OST bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Feature Articles by Mark McCaffrey (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1201 Itemid=529) vol10_ipy.mp3 Introduction The connection between polar regions and societies around the world is increasingly part of our mainstream culture. Magazine articles, books, and movies have made common knowledge of topics... Wed, 21 Jun 2006 01:31:16 +0100 bridges vol. 10, June 2006 / Feature Articles by Mark McCaffrey (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=1201 Itemid=529) vol10_ipy.mp3 Introduction The connection between polar regions and societies around the world is increasingly part of our mainstream culture. Magazine articles, books, and movies have made common knowledge of topics... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=588&Itemid=359 OST bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Book Film Reviews by Dan Sarewitz (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=589) vol9_mooney.mp3 The Republican War on Science by Chris Mooney. New York: Basic Books, 2005, 351 pp. The Republican War on Science offers a... Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:34:16 +0100 bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Book Film Reviews by Dan Sarewitz (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=589) vol9_mooney.mp3 The Republican War on Science by Chris Mooney. New York: Basic Books, 2005, 351 pp. The Republican War on Science offers a... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=583&Itemid=378 OST bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / News from the Network by Philipp Steger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170) vol9_amon.mp3 No, says Angelika Amon, an associate professor of biology at MIT, shaking her head emphatically, I don't spend much time on grant... Mon, 17 Apr 2006 09:58:42 +0100 bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / News from the Network by Philipp Steger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170) vol9_amon.mp3 No, says Angelika Amon, an associate professor of biology at MIT, shaking her head emphatically, I don't spend much time on grant... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=577&Itemid=387 OST bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger A. Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159) vol9_sciencepolicy.mp3 In 1963 British philosopher Stephen Toulmin warned that decisions about science would be based on little more than hunches and prejudices unless scholars devoted more attention... Mon, 17 Apr 2006 08:12:15 +0100 bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Pielke's Perspective by Roger A. Pielke, Jr. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=159) vol9_sciencepolicy.mp3 In 1963 British philosopher Stephen Toulmin warned that decisions about science would be based on little more than hunches and prejudices unless scholars devoted more attention... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=576&Itemid=353 OST bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Kalt's Corner by Stefan Kalt (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=137) vol9_democracy.mp3 At the beginning of Democracy in America, a study of America's early nineteenth-century egalitarian society written in 1835, Alexis de Tocqueville writes: I thought that many would... Mon, 17 Apr 2006 07:38:56 +0100 bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Kalt's Corner by Stefan Kalt (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=137) vol9_democracy.mp3 At the beginning of Democracy in America, a study of America's early nineteenth-century egalitarian society written in 1835, Alexis de Tocqueville writes: I thought that many would... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=573&Itemid=360 OST bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Feature Article by Rogan Kersh (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=541) (Adapted from Kersh Morone 2005) vol9_obesity.mp3 In 2001, the US Surgeon General issued a report warning of an obesity epidemic. Despite a subsequent... Mon, 17 Apr 2006 06:26:45 +0100 bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Feature Article by Rogan Kersh (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=541) (Adapted from Kersh Morone 2005) vol9_obesity.mp3 In 2001, the US Surgeon General issued a report warning of an obesity epidemic. Despite a subsequent... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=547&Itemid=361 OST bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Feature Article by Sonja Strohmer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=535) with background information on The General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS) (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=572) The Bologna Process (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=571) vol9_satellite.mp3 As an American scholar... Mon, 17 Apr 2006 01:15:56 +0100 bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Feature Article by Sonja Strohmer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=535) with background information on The General Agreement on Trade and Services (GATS) (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=572) The Bologna Process (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=571) vol9_satellite.mp3 As an American scholar... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=542&Itemid=364 OST bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Feature Article by Nicolas Peter (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=543) vol9_nasa.mp3 The US and Europe have been cooperating with success in space activities for almost forty years. Yet the US budget request for fiscal year 2007 may pose significant challenges... Sun, 16 Apr 2006 06:41:37 +0100 bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Feature Article by Nicolas Peter (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=543) vol9_nasa.mp3 The US and Europe have been cooperating with success in space activities for almost forty years. Yet the US budget request for fiscal year 2007 may pose significant challenges... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=539&Itemid=476 OST bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Feature Article by William A. Pizer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=540 Itemid=225) vol9_climate.mp3 Recent History For the past few years, the dynamics of trans-Atlantic climate change policies have featured a mandatory emissions trading scheme in Europe (http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/climat/emission.htm) and a voluntary,... Sun, 16 Apr 2006 04:09:37 +0100 bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Feature Article by William A. Pizer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=540 Itemid=225) vol9_climate.mp3 Recent History For the past few years, the dynamics of trans-Atlantic climate change policies have featured a mandatory emissions trading scheme in Europe (http://europa.eu.int/comm/environment/climat/emission.htm) and a voluntary,... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=538&Itemid=365 OST bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Feature Article by Norbert Frischauf (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=110) vol9_nasaesa.mp3 NASA and ESA: Two leaders in Spaceflight Although spaceflight is by its very nature a truly international endeavor, there is no international space agency coordinating humanity's activities. Spaceflight is currently pursued actively... Sun, 16 Apr 2006 01:14:31 +0100 bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Feature Article by Norbert Frischauf (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=110) vol9_nasaesa.mp3 NASA and ESA: Two leaders in Spaceflight Although spaceflight is by its very nature a truly international endeavor, there is no international space agency coordinating humanity's activities. Spaceflight is currently pursued actively... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=532&Itemid=367 OST bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Feature Article by Irene Eckart (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=109) vol9_disaster.mp3 Universities are not necessarily the first place people turn to when facing emergency situations in the real world. But when listening to Emmerich Simoncsics,... Fri, 14 Apr 2006 06:27:56 +0100 bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / Feature Article by Irene Eckart (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=109) vol9_disaster.mp3 Universities are not necessarily the first place people turn to when facing emergency situations in the real world. But when listening to Emmerich Simoncsics,... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=531&Itemid=352 OST bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / OpEds Commentaries by Madeleine Petrovic (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=533) vol9_energy.mp3 The world is currently confronted with a serious energy supply crisis. Crude oil and natural gasoline are becoming ever more expensive and scarce. At the same time,... Fri, 14 Apr 2006 04:01:14 +0100 bridges vol. 9, April 2006 / OpEds Commentaries by Madeleine Petrovic (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=533) vol9_energy.mp3 The world is currently confronted with a serious energy supply crisis. Crude oil and natural gasoline are becoming ever more expensive and scarce. At the same time,... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=486&Itemid=421 OST bridges vol. 2, July 2004 / People in the Spotlight by Philipp Steger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170) vol2_carty.mp3 “The appointment of Arthur Carty, head of the National Research Council, as national science advisor to the Prime Minister is a good step. Dr. Carty could be influential in... Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:51:20 +0100 bridges vol. 2, July 2004 / People in the Spotlight by Philipp Steger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170) vol2_carty.mp3 “The appointment of Arthur Carty, head of the National Research Council, as national science advisor to the Prime Minister is a good step. Dr. Carty could be influential in... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=483&Itemid=418 OST bridges vol. 2, July 2004 / News from the Network by Jutta Kern (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=134) vol2_mayer-schoenberger.mp3 The prospect of an “environment in which academic rigor, originality and performance are appreciated” made Mr. Mayer-Schönberger decide to accept the position of Associate Professor of Public Policy at... Mon, 10 Apr 2006 22:39:46 +0100 bridges vol. 2, July 2004 / News from the Network by Jutta Kern (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=134) vol2_mayer-schoenberger.mp3 The prospect of an “environment in which academic rigor, originality and performance are appreciated” made Mr. Mayer-Schönberger decide to accept the position of Associate Professor of Public Policy at... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=472&Itemid=412 OST bridges vol. 2, July 2004 / Feature Article by Philipp Steger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170) vol2_lieben.mp3 Part I: 1862 - 1944 In 1944, Heinrich Lieben, an Austrian Jew, was murdered in Auschwitz. Mon, 10 Apr 2006 21:44:05 +0100 bridges vol. 2, July 2004 / Feature Article by Philipp Steger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170) vol2_lieben.mp3 Part I: 1862 - 1944 In 1944, Heinrich Lieben, an Austrian Jew, was murdered in Auschwitz. http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=470&Itemid=410 OST by Philipp Steger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170) with expert contribution on Representing Canada’s S T Interests in Washington, D.C. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=497) by Lisette Ramcharan vol2_canada.mp3   I. A Fact Finding Mission to an All Together Different Country “I really need to see your passport,” the... Mon, 10 Apr 2006 21:18:52 +0100 by Philipp Steger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170) with expert contribution on Representing Canada’s S T Interests in Washington, D.C. (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=497) by Lisette Ramcharan vol2_canada.mp3   I. A Fact Finding Mission to an All Together Different Country “I really need to see your passport,” the... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=459&Itemid=454 OST bridges vol. 3, October 2004 / News from the Network by Caroline Adenberger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=86 Itemid=124) vol3_fruehstueck.mp3 Fieldwork is a basic element of scientific research. Sabine Frühstück found out for herself while she was pursuing her studies—with the small difference that her fieldwork took place... Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:57:38 +0100 bridges vol. 3, October 2004 / News from the Network by Caroline Adenberger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=86 Itemid=124) vol3_fruehstueck.mp3 Fieldwork is a basic element of scientific research. Sabine Frühstück found out for herself while she was pursuing her studies—with the small difference that her fieldwork took place... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=454&Itemid=452 OST bridges vol. 3, October 2004 / News from the Network by Jutta Kern (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=134) vol3_rupnow.mp3 Dr. Rupnow is a German historian who received his M.A. and Ph.D. in history from Austria’s University of Vienna. The question of whether this makes him an... Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:49:57 +0100 bridges vol. 3, October 2004 / News from the Network by Jutta Kern (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=134) vol3_rupnow.mp3 Dr. Rupnow is a German historian who received his M.A. and Ph.D. in history from Austria’s University of Vienna. The question of whether this makes him an... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=452&Itemid=451 OST bridges vol. 3, October 2004 / News from the Network by Philipp Steger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170) vol3_kos.mp3 In 1951, the inhabitants of Pont-Saint-Esprit, a small village in the South of France, went crazy. That’s at least what the scenes described by witnesses would lead one... Mon, 10 Apr 2006 16:46:53 +0100 bridges vol. 3, October 2004 / News from the Network by Philipp Steger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170) vol3_kos.mp3 In 1951, the inhabitants of Pont-Saint-Esprit, a small village in the South of France, went crazy. That’s at least what the scenes described by witnesses would lead one... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=403&Itemid=488 OST bridges vol. 5, April 2005 / News from the Network by Caroline Adenberger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=86 Itemid=124) vol5_schnetzer.mp3 Astrid Schnetzer has to commute to her working environment, as so many others do. One way takes her about two hours, but there are some significant differences... Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:45:50 +0100 bridges vol. 5, April 2005 / News from the Network by Caroline Adenberger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=86 Itemid=124) vol5_schnetzer.mp3 Astrid Schnetzer has to commute to her working environment, as so many others do. One way takes her about two hours, but there are some significant differences... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=401&Itemid=485 OST bridges vol. 5, April 2005 / News from the Network by Philipp Steger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170 Itemid=0) vol5_brabec.mp3 Have you ever wondered how really smart people think? Well, I have on lots of occasions and, admittedly, usually in an attempt at emulation. But let me... Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:38:19 +0100 bridges vol. 5, April 2005 / News from the Network by Philipp Steger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170 Itemid=0) vol5_brabec.mp3 Have you ever wondered how really smart people think? Well, I have on lots of occasions and, admittedly, usually in an attempt at emulation. But let me... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=400&Itemid=483 OST bridges vol. 5, April 2005 / People in the Spotlight by Philipp Steger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170) vol5_marburger.mp3 John H. Marburger III Science Advisor to the President, Director of the Office of Science Technology Policy contact: info@ostp.gov www.ostp.gov (http://www.ostp.gov/) Mon, 10 Apr 2006 13:33:01 +0100 bridges vol. 5, April 2005 / People in the Spotlight by Philipp Steger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170) vol5_marburger.mp3 John H. Marburger III Science Advisor to the President, Director of the Office of Science Technology Policy contact: info@ostp.gov www.ostp.gov (http://www.ostp.gov/) http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=387&Itemid=477 OST bridges vol. 5, April 2005 / Feature Article by Philipp Steger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170 Itemid=0) vol5_pandora.mp3 We are witnessing an assault on the basic principle that science should inform policy, not echo a political agenda, claimed Congressman Henry Waxman, a Democrat from California, before... Mon, 10 Apr 2006 12:20:21 +0100 bridges vol. 5, April 2005 / Feature Article by Philipp Steger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170 Itemid=0) vol5_pandora.mp3 We are witnessing an assault on the basic principle that science should inform policy, not echo a political agenda, claimed Congressman Henry Waxman, a Democrat from California, before... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=369&Itemid=161 OST bridges vol. 6, July 2005 / News from the Network  by Jutta Kern (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=134 Itemid=0) vol6_reichard.mp3 Georg Reichard is enthusiastic as he explains the bottom line of his crossover work between construction science and architecture, which he conducts at Virginia Tech. “Currently, developers and... Mon, 10 Apr 2006 01:45:47 +0100 bridges vol. 6, July 2005 / News from the Network  by Jutta Kern (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=134 Itemid=0) vol6_reichard.mp3 Georg Reichard is enthusiastic as he explains the bottom line of his crossover work between construction science and architecture, which he conducts at Virginia Tech. “Currently, developers and... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=368&Itemid=161 OST bridges vol. 6, July 2005 / News from the Network by Caroline Adenberger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=86 Itemid=124) vol6_pezawas.mp3 When Lukas Pezawas returned to Austria to become Director of the ambulatory care unit for the Clinical Department of General Psychiatry at the Medical University of... Mon, 10 Apr 2006 01:40:20 +0100 bridges vol. 6, July 2005 / News from the Network by Caroline Adenberger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=86 Itemid=124) vol6_pezawas.mp3 When Lukas Pezawas returned to Austria to become Director of the ambulatory care unit for the Clinical Department of General Psychiatry at the Medical University of... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=319&Itemid=143 OST bridges vol. 7, September 2005 / People in the Spotlight by Philipp Steger (http://ostina.w4y.at/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170) vol7_mathgician.mp3 Judging by the recent surge of interest in the mathematician Rudolf Taschner and his ouevre, one might conclude that mathematics is hip and in – at least... Tue, 04 Apr 2006 00:20:42 +0100 bridges vol. 7, September 2005 / People in the Spotlight by Philipp Steger (http://ostina.w4y.at/index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170) vol7_mathgician.mp3 Judging by the recent surge of interest in the mathematician Rudolf Taschner and his ouevre, one might conclude that mathematics is hip and in – at least... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=274&Itemid=137 OST bridges vol. 7, September 2005 / Feature Article by Armin Erger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=106) vol7_yoda.mp3 “This opportunity [to project America’s peaceful influence] is created by a revolution in the technology of war. Power is increasingly defined, not by mass or size,... Wed, 29 Mar 2006 20:57:38 +0100 bridges vol. 7, September 2005 / Feature Article by Armin Erger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=106) vol7_yoda.mp3 “This opportunity [to project America’s peaceful influence] is created by a revolution in the technology of war. Power is increasingly defined, not by mass or size,... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=196&Itemid=222 OST bridges vol. 8, December 2005 / Feature Article by Philipp Steger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170) vol8_nicobar.mp3 An expert in an unlikely place Few Austrians would be able to locate the Nicobar Islands on a map of the world. You cannot blame them: After all, Austria’s... Wed, 29 Mar 2006 00:08:36 +0100 bridges vol. 8, December 2005 / Feature Article by Philipp Steger (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=170) vol8_nicobar.mp3 An expert in an unlikely place Few Austrians would be able to locate the Nicobar Islands on a map of the world. You cannot blame them: After all, Austria’s... http://www.ostina.org/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=65&Itemid=221 OST bridges vol. 8, December 2005 / Feature Article by Heike Mayer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=146) vol8_arlington.mp3 Arlington County may be one of the smallest counties in the United States, but it is far from insignificant in its efforts to support an innovation- and technology-based economy. The... Mon, 27 Mar 2006 00:45:31 +0100 bridges vol. 8, December 2005 / Feature Article by Heike Mayer (index.php?option=com_content task=view id=146) vol8_arlington.mp3 Arlington County may be one of the smallest counties in the United States, but it is far from insignificant in its efforts to support an innovation- and technology-based economy. The...