An interactive map of all Tokyo medalists’ birth places
An interactive map showing the birth places of all the athletes that have won at least a medal at the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, coming with some additional details and links to more information.
The data you need to win the Olympics if you go NUTS
What if the Olympic medal table was based on the number of medals won by regions, not by countries? When everybody’s moved by the contagious joy of two athletes making history by agreeing to share an Olympic gold medal, the data analyst thinks: “two gold medals for the same competition? is this going to
Mapping Diversity: the gender gap in Italian toponyms
A pilot project analysing the gender ratio in street names in Italy's 21 regional capitals. The idea is to replicate similar analyses for other countries or topics related to street names in the future.
How we used OpenStreetMap and Wikidata to map street names across Europe – Part 1
A walkthrough presenting the approach and steps underlying our analysis of street names by gender. The method is based on the combination of data from Wikidata and OpenStreetMap with R.
Half of the European funds spent to fight climate change went into ineffective measures
As part of the Common Agricultural Policy, the European Union spent 100 billion Euros to combat climate change between 2014 and 2020. But these funds, which make up half of the entire EU budget earmarked for the fight against climate change, have not led to a reduction in greenhouse gas emissions.
With the FCAS, European integration takes steps forward
The two aeronautical giants Dassault Aviation and Airbus will develop a new fighter aircraft. A strategic programme for the development of the European military industry, which could contribute to the strengthening of the community project
Publishers’ reliance on Google and Facebook is a problem for media independence
Big tech companies bring in plenty of traffic for media outlets but take a disproportionate chunk of the earnings. And even when agreements are signed, it’s Big Tech that sets the rules
The datafied society and its implications for European democracies
How is the role of big tech companies and automated decision-making systems affecting European democracies? Andreas Vou (VoxEurop), Nicolas Kayser-Bril (AlgorithmWatch) and Federico Caruso (OBC Transeuropa) share their views on the fourth (and last) episode of this podcast series.
Europe is no longer afraid of nationalising companies
Nationalising companies is no longer a taboo topic for the European Union's state members. After the 1990s and the beginning of the 21st-century privatisations, the economic crisis of 2008 gave a central role back to State ownership. The COVID-19 outbreak has opened the leading European companies' doors to the public capital.
Covid-19: the plastic pandemic
In Europe, the period 2020-2021 was to mark the turning point in the fight against plastic waste, one of the most urgent problems of our century. Then came the new Coronavirus: with masks, gloves, and anti-contagion packaging, the risk of a step back is increasingly concrete
