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Read Time:2 Minute, 26 Second In a world where scientific advancement often comes with a hefty price tag, EquipSent, an NGO in Zürich, collects unused scientific lab equipment and redistributes it to labs at schools and colleges in low-income countries. EquipSent helps shape the future …
We all know the feeling: you’re sitting in the last lecture just before lunch, feeling slightly (okay, let’s not lie and say very) hangry and conspicuously checking out what Polymensa has to offer for today’s lunch. It is fair to…
Anyone who’s been at ETH for even a week will tell you that studying here is demanding and that prioritizing your mental health is not always easy next to long hours of studying, tough exams, and very limited holidays. However,…
Hello Readers! I hope you’re doing well and had a chance to recharge over the winter break. As we start the new semester, I wanted to share with you some updates on the Federal education, research, and innovation policy for…
You’re reading the thinnest Polykum since May. Not because Polykum is – as some unenlightened people will still claim – uninspired and unnecessary. Unless, of course, that’s how you’d describe an interview with a sex therapist, our very own correspondent’s…
Spring is upon us, folks – warmer temperatures, tender green leaves on once-bare trees, fields dotted with daisies and dandelions – what a magical time! Adding to an already magical time is this edition of Polykum. Magic has long been…
by Léa Le Bars HoPo-Stamm Twice per semester, students from all levels interested in university politics sit together and discuss current topics like participation, equality and teaching. The free food and drinks, as well as the productive ambiance make these…
Fellow students, dear readers, I hope you all enjoyed your Easter holidays! In the second half of the semester, a lot has happened already and we expect more to follow in the upcoming month. May is always an eventful month…
Being a science student, you tend to notice a lot of pseudoscience in your day-to-day life. This ranges from topics such as astrology to conspiracy theories about CERN scientists trying to open demonic portals using the Large Hadron Collider (yes,…
by Ghjulia Sialelli Toni Morrison’s quote, “It’s not possible to constantly hold onto crisis. You have to have the love, you have to have the magic”, speaks volumes to my climate-crisis-concerned soul. My relationship with environmental activism didn’t start with…
by Jessie Li Long before the age of modern science, humanity tried to understand the environment around them through observation and experimentation. Magic provided a way to explain the mysteries of the natural world by providing a framework to understand…