Magnus Aschan

Magnus Aschan

Writer, speaker, and moderator. I tell stories about how technology and science make our world better.

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πŸš€ 60 years since the first man in space

On April 12, 1961, Yuri Gagarin became the first man in space. He completed one orbit of Earth in the spacecraft Vostok 1 and became historic.

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🌱 Viral outbreaks cause plant-based foods to grow at a record rate

Consumption of meat is declining in large parts of the world, while we are eating more plant-based foods. Virus outbreaks and pandemics seem to be accelerating this development, says Warp News Food Tech expert Daniel SkavΓ©n Ruben.

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πŸ›’ Drastic reduction in oil spills

Amoco Cadiz, Exxon Valdez, and Deepwater Horizon. Many people remember the great oil disasters, but fewer know that both the number and amount of oil spills have decreased sharply in the world.

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πŸ’‰ The fervor surrounding the Astra vaccine once again shows how the media drives fear - and it costs lives

The media's obsession over the AstraZeneca vaccine can be dismissed as part of the media logic and the truism "if it bleeds it leads". But in this case, and in many others, it costs lives. It can not simply be shrugged off.

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🌍 NASA: The Earth is greener now than it was 20 years ago

The Earth has become five percent greener in 20 years. In total, the increase in leaf area over the past two decades corresponds to an area as large as the Amazon rainforests.

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🧠 Doctor Mouna: Understand your pandemic brain – and get optimistic about the future

The coronavirus has kidnapped our brain. The development is much more positive than most people are aware of, says Mouna Esmaeilzadeh, doctor, neuroscientist, entrepreneur, and not least Warp News Expert in Health Tech.

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πŸ’‘ "If it seems too bad to be true – it probably is"

It is wise to be a critical thinker. The problem is that far too many confuse critical thinking with pessimism. Luckily, there is a solution, writes Magnus Aschan, Editor-in-Chief of Warp News.

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πŸ§‘β€πŸš€ Astronaut Fuglesang about the New Space Race – and going up again

The interest in space has not been this great in 50 years. We are on our way back to the Moon, and the sight is set on Mars. Why does this happen now? This and much more is answered by former astronaut and Warp News space expert, Christer Fuglesang.

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πŸ… 3 smart technologies that reduce food waste

10 billion tonnes of food is produced yearly, but one third of it is wasted. This has to stop, and there are several smart technologies that can help us with that.