Reading time: 6 minutes In January 2022, the Red Cross in the US declared a “national blood crisis” in face of its greatest blood shortage in more than a decade. Yet, its source is [ … ]
Category: TiL Rundown
The TiL Rundown is where we analyze current and future trends in society, technology, inovation and culture: a column tailored for those of you seeking to be constantly ahead of time.
The Unexplored Potential of the Internet
Reading time: 4 minutes The World Wide Web was created to communicate and make scientific information readily available between researchers. Around 88% of students in Italy have access to it at home, in line [ … ]
The rise of influencer marketing
Reading time: 5 minutes In the past two decades, the marketing industry has undergone significant transformations with the introduction of revolutionary new marketing techniques, from targeted ads to search engine optimization. These transformations have [ … ]
The FemTech Industry
Reading time: 5 minutes Breaching the taboo of womxn’s reproductive system through the use of digital tools A study conducted by the World Health Organization back in 2017 showed that approximately 810 womxn still [ … ]
How the Red Dragon came to rule the world: A tale of Chinese investments
Reading time: 6 minutes The paradigmatic shift of U.S. foreign policy away from the Middle East exemplifies a new world order that has come to dominate the international political sphere. Old regimes are changing, [ … ]
The Great Resignation
Reading time: 6 minutes How the pandemic has made it difficult for firms to retain workers Job quits have always been an important indicator of the state of the macroeconomy. As people quit their [ … ]
La digitalizzazione nella pubblica amministrazione italiana
Reading time: 3 minutes Quasi cento milioni e mezzo solo nel primo trimestre di quest’anno, è il numero di autenticazioni effettuate attraverso strumenti quali lo SPID; servizio che negli ultimi quattordici mesi ha visto [ … ]
The Peril of Surveillance Capitalism to Privacy
Reading time: 5 minutes As little as 40 years ago, the world was devoid of the Internet, an invention that has since gone on to become an essential structure for individuals, companies, and governments [ … ]
Gender gap in the Italian university system: a “reversed” leaky pipeline?
Reading time: 6 minutes Gender gap in STEM programs in Italian universities It is an indisputable truth that, in most subject areas, a substantial balance between the proportion of males and females enrolled in [ … ]
The French Elections: what to expect when the right and center clash?
Reading time: 7 minutes Four years have passed since 2017 when Marine Le Pen and Emmanuel Macron first faced each other in a series of presidential debates. Now, as the current president Emmanuel Macron’s [ … ]