Think Magazine (Malta)

11 academics from the University of Mata have been ranked amongst the World’s Top 2% of Scientists, according to citation metrics. Who are these academics and what are their research areas? More researchers from the University of Malta were included in the ‘World’s Top 2% Scientists’, according to a recently published study by Stanford University.

You might have stumbled across the phrase ‘NFT’, but what on earth are they? THINK takes a look at NFTs, where they came from, and what they’re all about. The title above is not clickbait but a ubiquitous philosophical question. While the answer may only be delivered by the test of time, one thing is certain: NFTs’ (non-fungible tokens) potential goes well beyond a way to trade overpriced pixels.

Global problems such as climate change cannot be tackled solely at an individual level. For meaningful change to occur, nations need to coordinate their efforts. Andrew Izzo Clarke takes a look at game theory to suggest a SIMPOL solution. Imagine you’re out on a hunt with your friends. You are all starving and need to find something to eat soon. You can either try to catch a hare, which doesn’t require the help of your friends at all, and get a little bit of meat.

A few of us can still remember a world without Facebook, but can we imagine a world where Facebook doesn’t exist anymore? For some, Facebook is an invaluable marketing tool; for others, it is a way to stay connected; and for some, it is the digital boogeyman. We are entering a new, digital age. But do we really trust Meta (the company Facebook has morphed into) to be at the helm, a company that has had more scandals than a politician at a garden party?

Maritime transportation accounts for around 80% of the worldwide transportation of goods and plays a crucial role in sea borne global trade. It is the most economically efficient means for long-distance, inter-continental transportation, but it also boasts one of the lowest emissions per kilometre and unit transported. Tanker vessels are vital for transporting liquids over large distances, carrying crude oil, fuel oil, liquified natural gas, and potentially liquid hydrogen, among many others.

Climate change is a hot topic. We hear about it all the time. Carbon emissions, deforestation and livestock farming are partially to blame. But where is the good news? And is climate change just a threat or an opportunity in disguise? #ClimateOn Malta’s first edition of Climate Action Awards featured ways to efficiently store renewable energy, enhance nature’s resilience, and spread awareness through music. The awards demonstrated the potential ways we can create a better future.

Love has always been an integral part of human society, constant in its presence and unchanging in its complexity. From Romeo and Juliet to Paris and Helen of Troy, legends of great romances have enthralled humanity for thousands of years, and throughout all that time, the question is continuously asked: what is love, and why do we humans experience it?

While sitting in my living room and staring at a computer screen split into 4 squares (each with its own head), I talked with Dr Charmaine Bonello, Dr Tania Muscat and Dr Josephine Deguara from the Department of Early Childhood and Primary Education (DECPE), at the University of Malta (UM). I was curious about the changes in the education system during the pandemic. While the pandemic has allowed some of us to work from home, the education sector has faced certain challenges.

When I was teaching art, students would come up to me to say how they had an image in their heads that their hands couldn’t really translate onto paper. But what if you could draw using only your eyes? Well, eye-tracking technology can’t really create a perfect image; however, for artist Matthew Attard, they do lead to some fascinating questions about the nature of art and social activism.