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  • ICTSA’s The Million Dollar Idea

    ICTSA’s The Million Dollar Idea

    ICTSA is once again hosting The Million Dollar Idea! The event which, like many others, suffered from cancellation last year will not meet the same faith this time round, as it will be taking place entirely online.

  • WTF is: Moneyval?

    WTF is: Moneyval?

    The infamous Moneyval test has dominated Maltese political discourse for the past year. Aside from whether Malta will pass or not, the process remains a cloudy concept to most. So, wtf is Moneyval?

  • AstraZeneca Vaccine is Safe

    AstraZeneca Vaccine is Safe

    Isolated reports of vaccinated individuals developing blood clots have caused dozens of countries to suspend or limit the roll-out of AstraZeneca Vaccines. This is a political decision, not one based on medical research.

  • Brain Awareness: The Science Behind Detecting Brain Diseases 

    Brain Awareness: The Science Behind Detecting Brain Diseases 

    Did you know… That some people can taste colours and shapes? That all human brains start off as female in the womb? Or that the number of synapses in the brain might either equate to or exceed the numbers of stars in the galaxy?  What about the fact that brain information can travel up to…

  • KNZ’s EGM – What really happened

    KNZ’s EGM – What really happened

    Politcal squabbles have been reaching what seems like a rare peak as of late, as a controversial National Youth Council EGM led to accusations of discrimination and voter suppression directed to the event. So amidst the heated reactions and individual rumours, what really went on? Was anyone wrongly censored? What was the event? The National…

  • Gender Quotas: The Answer to Increased Female Representation?

    Gender Quotas: The Answer to Increased Female Representation?

    Gender quotas are being pushed to increase women’s political representation. But will it solve the issue or will it make it even harder for equal representation to be achieved?

  • The Power – Naomi Alderman

    Hello, my fellow book lovers!  I am back with another review! It has been a while since I read a book that made such an impact on me. It took me some time to finish this book due to other commitments, but when I was reading, I was ENGROSSED. This is a book that I…

  • Cinema vs Streaming – What does the audience really want?

    Cinema vs Streaming – What does the audience really want?

    Recently, a whole series of arguments were spilling all over the internet on something quite interesting. A hotly debated topic that sure is bound to divide a lot of people is the whole point of whether cinemas are the best or streaming is better. It is intriguing, to say the least, and deals with a lot…

  • Covid vaccine technologies work. Here’s how.

    Covid vaccine technologies work. Here’s how.

    They all have one thing in common, with the necessary funding and international cooperation, this technology will defeat the pandemic, and many more to come.

  • The Major Covid19 Vaccines – What’s the Difference?

    The Major Covid19 Vaccines – What’s the Difference?

    There are currently more than 230 vaccine candidates using a range of methods to activate antibodies and virus-fighting cells to resist infection. Several have either been licensed for use or are awaiting approval, and vaccinations are taking effect in many countries.