Epidemics can’t be stopped without trust

From Ebola to COVID-19, epidemics are fuelled by fear and misinformation. Vaccines are refused; people protest unwanted public health measures; and in the chaos generated by traditional and social media, viruses keep spreading. So, how do we fix a global …

The Uncounted: The people left out of health data

Data is increasingly important in planning and decision-making, but data can also be biased and shaped by our assumptions and gaps in knowledge. When this gap-filled data is plugged into algorithms, it can amplify existing forms of discrimination. For example, …

Pourquoi l’école casse le dos de nos enfants

A l’instar des adultes, les adolescents ont désormais couramment mal au dos et à la nuque: certaines études indiquent que 30% des jeunes déclarent avoir mal souvent, ou tout le temps! S’agit-il là simplement d’une fatalité, d’une signature de notre …