Organising committee The Future Leadership Institute Antwerpen will be organizing a webinar on 17 February 2021. This event will be in English. Topic The evening will start with a keynote on Japanese business […]
17 February 2021: FLI Webinar on Japanese business culture & get to know the FLI
Desalination Breakthrough Could Lead to Cheaper Water Filtration
Producing clean water at a lower cost could be on the horizon after researchers from The University of Texas at Austin and Penn State solved a complex problem that had baffled scientists […]
Empathy promotes compliance with social distancing and mask wearing regulations during the pandemic
New research found evidence for the role of empathy in motivating public compliance with health recommendations during the COVID-19 crisis. The findings were published in Psychological Science. The coronavirus pandemic represents a unique […]
Learning boosts happiness more than rewards do
How we learn about our world may be more important for how we feel than the rewards we actually receive, according to a new study led by UCL researchers. The study, published […]
New Year’s Resolutions That Will Actually Lead to Happiness
If you are someone who follows a traditional religion, you most likely have a day such as Yom Kippur, Ashura, or Ash Wednesday, dedicated to atoning for your sins and vowing to […]
Christmas markets: their long history and changing future
Wooden huts with twinkling fairy lights, festive hubbub, and the aromas of roasted chestnuts and glühwein – this picture-postcard setting is recreated annually across many towns and cities in December. This year, however, most […]
Upcycling: Turning plastic bags into adhesives
While many cities and eight states have banned single-use plastics, bags and other polyethylene packaging still clog landfills and pollute rivers and oceans. One major problem with recycling polyethylene, which makes up […]
COVID-19 vaccine hesitancy in the UK
The pandemic is testing our societal structures like never before. To deal with it successfully, we need to think and act collectively, led by our key institutions. But at a time when […]
No country ‘immune’ to COVID-19 economic shock, but Asian nations will bounce back faster
Global GDP will drop three percent below pre-pandemic estimates by the end of 2021, with many Western nations seeing ‘deeper and longer-lasting’ effects compared to China and other Asian economies, a study suggests. Moreover, […]
You’re Right! You Are Working Longer and Attending More Meetings
Work-from-home employees whose days seem longer, with more meetings and emails than ever before, may find a new Harvard Business School study validating. An analysis of the emails and meetings of 3.1 […]
Deep learning helps robots grasp and move objects with ease
In the past year, lockdowns and other COVID-19 safety measures have made online shopping more popular than ever, but the skyrocketing demand is leaving many retailers struggling to fulfill orders while ensuring […]
Smoking cessation and high-risk drinking increased in lockdown
The percentage of people who reported stopping smoking more than doubled after the Covid-19 lockdown was implemented in March, according to a new study by UCL researchers. The research also found that […]
Is reaching zero COVID-19 possible?
Most scientists agree that stringent control measures, involving efficient contact tracing, testing and isolation, together with social distancing and mask wearing, are required to limit the spread of SARS-CoV-2. South Korea, Taiwan, China and New Zealand have all […]
Man with flu-COVID infection found in the US – but he’s not the first
As many of us get closer to our first COVID-19 winter, we have many things to feel optimistic about: vaccine results are on the horizon, mortality rates for those infected have fallen and established therapeutic […]
