Standard Time

The digital world we navigate today was built on centuries of technological innovation by librarians and archivists. The unprecedented access to online information now compels these institutions to evolve. In this discussion, librarians and a data steward from Helsinki, Vienna, and Pécs explore the challenges and opportunities of this transformation.

Governments are scrambling to stop the sharp decline in birth rates across the developed world; the pronatalist policies on offer don’t seem to have found a solution. They do, however, disproportionately target women, fuel culture wars and some very gendered propaganda. This is our International Women’s Day edition of the Standard Time talk show.

Ukraine faces its greatest diplomatic challenge yet, as the Trump administration succumbs to disinformation and blames them for the Russian aggression. How can they navigate the storm?

Some governments use legal restrictions to battle social media use; others leave families and individuals to self-regulate. Who’s responsible for young people’s addiction problems?

The ceasefire between Hamas and Israel has brought a sigh of relief to the international community – not least because we love to avoid discussing, even thinking about this conflict. Why is that? In this Standard Time episode we talk about anti-muslim racism and how to understand what’s happened in Gaza. 

Once again, the age-old prejudice is rising in Europe and producing new mutations. In this episode of Standard Time, we discuss how to tell criticism from hate.

Protest is one of the public’s foremost political tools in a democracy. Taking to the street can change laws, bring down a president and transform the fate of a nation. But it tends to come at a price.

Although incoming migrants are demonized in political discourse, many European countries are struggling with a loss of population. In this episode of Standard Time, Eurozine’s colleagues talk about the idea of ethnic purity, outmigration, and finding a sense of belonging.

Afraid of falling behind, businesses are rushing to implement AI – even if their industries might not be ready for it. In this Standard Time episode, we explore generative AI’s impact on media and journalism, and ask whether its making us smarter or dumber.

In this new Standard Time episode, we talk about Tech Giants, lack of regulation and what Europe can do about it.

In today’s Standard Time Talk show, we set sail with the European Pavilion, an art project and exhibition exploring Europe’s future, identity and the burning question: can we understand European culture through art?

How do tourists experience life in places that they make unliveable? Discussing overtourism on this episode of the Standard Time talk show with a Mallorcan activist, a Central European architect and an English marketing expert.

Across Europe, forest fires are intensifying year upon year. Climate change, droughts, falling biodiversity and Eucalyptus trees are all factors that fuel the blazes. How can Europe avoid fanning the flames? Tune into this Standard Time Episode to find some answers!

For a strong start into the second season, we talk about corruption in the EU. In the basement of the European Parliament we talk Italian mafia, Orbán’s son-in-law, and the misuse of public funding in member states with MEPs.

Human history is a history of migration, and people continue to be on the move due to a myriad of circumstances. Most of them aren’t merely looking for adventure or doing a fun gap year, but are trying to escape political persecution, climate catastrophes, and, well, war and genocide.

In today’s episode, we discuss how climate change affects food systems. Because, although we often talk of transit and other industries polluting, we don’t seem to consider industrial farming as great a culprit as it really is. And it affects all of us.