Katharina Buchholz
27 posts
Who’s Only Looking Busy at Work?
Every employee probably knows the difference between productive work and what a new report by software company Slack calls performative…
2023-08-16
Advanced Microchip Production Relies On Taiwan
Semiconductor fabrication lays the foundation for microchip production and therefore helps to make our world go round in many…
2023-05-25
Which World Leaders Have Met Zelensky in Ukraine?
In the lead-up to the one-year anniversary of the Russian invasion of Ukraine, visits of world leaders have picked…
2023-02-22
Ukraine Crisis Expected to Speed Up Shift to Renewables
According to the International Energy Agency, the war in Ukraine will be a factor in a quicker transition to…
2022-11-09
Record-Breaking Heat in Europe
A three-day heatwave is rolling across Europe, breaking temperature records in its path. The heat has been topping…
2022-07-21
Which Cities Have the Highest & Lowest Purchasing Power?
According to website Numbeo, salaries go furthest in U.S. cities. Towards the top of the list is East Coast tech hub San…
2022-06-26
The World’s Biggest Shipping Hubs
The volume of goods transported around the globe by container ships has increased continuously in recent years. Data from…
2022-05-07
Where It’s Hardest to Afford a Home
Big cities like Hong Kong or San Francisco are well-known for their expensive real estate markets. But there…
2022-04-30
Where Military Aid to Ukraine Comes From
Looking at pledges of military aid to Ukraine between the start of the Russian invasion and March 27,…
2022-04-21
Only Twelve Countries Have Full Equal Rights for Women
There are only twelve countries in the world which offer full legal protections to women, according to the report…
2022-03-08
The Countries With the Most Female Inventors
The share of female inventors among applicants for international patents was highest in Cuba and the Philippines in 2021, according…
2022-02-15
Where People Don’t Have Access to Basic Sanitation
Around the world, access to basic sanitation is improving, but there are still many countries where more than…
2021-11-20
Which Countries Are Meeting Their Paris Agreement Goals?
When it comes to emission reductions, some countries aim high but miss the mark by a long shot…
2021-11-02
Where Afghan Refugees Are Located
According to the UNHCR, there were around 2.6 million Afghan refugees abroad at the end of 2020 that hadn’t…
2021-08-19
How Climate Change Is Affecting World Regions
The first release from the Sixth Assessment Report by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change has been making waves…
2021-08-12
The Best Places to Survive Societal Collapse
Conventional wisdom might identify a lonely island as the best place to survive the apocalypse. A new scientific…
2021-08-05
The Countries Banning Plastic Bags
According to a United Nations paper and several media reports, 77 countries in the world have passed some sort of…
2021-07-06
One Third of Americans Believe in Aliens
Incredibly, one third of Americans do not find the existence of alien life too incredible. In a 2019 survey…
2021-06-03
These Are The Countries Where Cryptocurrency Use Is Most Common
Cryptocurrency use is on the rise, with 33% of Nigerians either using or owning cryptocurrency, according to a…
2021-05-05
Press-Shy Presidents?
U.S. President Joe Biden is giving his first press conference today after 64 days in office. While the…
2021-03-26
How Many Mass Shootings Does the U.S. Experience?
The horrific shooting at a Colorado supermarket, which left ten dead on Monday, is the second major lone…
2021-03-24
Anti-Asian Hate Crime In U.S. Rises During Pandemic Year
Reports about attacks on Asians and Asian-Americans have been abound in recent months, ranging from members of the…
2021-03-18
How Fukushima Changed Japan’s Energy Mix
The March 11, 2011, Fukushima nuclear incident in Japan made international headlines for months, but it also changed…
2021-03-11
The Fastest Growing Cities In The World
While the past decades have seen rapid urbanization in India and China, cities in Africa are growing fastest…
2021-02-26
17 Million Fell Victim To The Nazi Regime
January 27 marks the anniversary of the liberation of the Auschwitz concentration and extermination camp by Red Army…
2021-01-27
Time Magazine’s “Person of the Year” Grows More Diverse
Joe Biden and Kamala Harris were named Time’s “Person of the Year” in 2020, making Harris the first U.S. woman…
2020-12-12
Where Do People Spend The Most Time On Social Media In 2020?
On average global internet users spent 2 hours and 22 minutes on social media per day, though trends…
2020-11-19