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SkinnyTok: A new wave in online thinness culture
Eating disorders (EDs) are nothing new, but their newest wave of circulation certainly is. On platforms like TikTok, thinness is resurfacing in highly curated, aesthetic forms — and young people are …
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The AMMD's outburst, from frustration to confusion
At the end of October, the Association of Doctors and Dentists denounced its agreement binding it to the National Health Fund. A radical move rooted in accumulated resentment and also intended to cre…
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Opgepikt - Entenangeln
Zeiten sind das … Während die frühere Erzbistumszeitung ihre Leserschaft darauf hinweist, dass jetzt die beste Zeit sei, sich auf Syphilis testen zu lassen, reißt die CSV die Brandmauer gegen rechts …
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"We don't stir up fears"
On 20 November, Michel Lemaire will replace Jeff Engelen as the new and also youngest adr member of parliament. In our conversation, Lemaire talks about how his party handles scandals and the questio…
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Evergreens - Main dans la main pour une rénovation durable
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Un podcast en collaboration avec la Spuerkeess sur la durabilité, la technologie et l'avenir dans les secteurs bancaire et financier. Tous les deux mois, Bryan Ferrari discute de sujets pertinents av…
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Dr Melzer, can we have a fulfilling relationship with a robot?
Chatbots are increasingly becoming a part of our everyday lives - they're getting cleverer, more practical... more human? Reports of people forming romantic relationships with chatbots are on the ris…
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flux - de Podcast iwwert d'Wirtschaftsgeschicht vu Lëtzebuerg
flux ass de Podcast vum Lëtzebuerger Journal, mam Zil, d'Geschicht vun der Lëtzebuerger Wirtschaft méi gräifbar ze maachen. Fir jiddereen. Déi éischt Staffel dréit sech ëm d'Stolindustrie.
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Between vocation and second chance: working in the sheltered workshop
For many people with disabilities, a sheltered workshop is the perfect workplace. Here they find work and recognition - things that the regular labour market often does not offer. This is also the ca…
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Wat mengs du? - Smartwatch: opportunity or danger for the healthcare system
What happens when prevention turns into panic? When millions of alarms go off, but hardly anyone knows what they mean?In his Carte Blanche, Pierre Mangers writes about why smartwatches are not the pr…
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Déi gutt Mod #33 Grenzen zéien an iwwerwannen feat. Thorunn Egilsdottir
Vun Island op Lëtzebuerg: D’Thorunn Egilsdottir, Expat Service Manager bei der Spuerkeess, erzielt an dëser Episod, wéi hat Carrière, Famill a Weiderbildung ënnert en Hutt kritt huet.
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Drugs that change lives? How an LSD trip gave hope
He struggles with self-doubt, cancels his studies and finds no access to therapy. Only an illegal LSD trip changes everything and gives him hope again. But what does it mean when help exists - but is…
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New Work #23 - Acquis ou conquis sociaux ?
Sponsored contentDen Aarbechtsmarché ass permanent amgaangen, sech ze veränneren. Wéi gesäit d'Aarbechtswelt vun haut aus? Wéi eng Faktore ginn ëmmer méi wichteg a wou leien d'Chancë respektiv d'Geforen? De Podcast v…
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Editorial - EU candidates need patience and nerves of steel
Countries seeking to join the EU must prove their worth before being allowed into the club - and the list of criteria keeps getting longer, even if certain historical episodes can speed things up. Af…
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The maker with a tailored suit
Pascal Zimmer has tried many things and taken many risks. The entrepreneur, dandy, craftsman and former judo champion has retained his self-taught curiosity and approaches his life with a mixture of …
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Maisons médicales: short distances for patients, long days for doctors
Those needing medical advice in the evenings or on weekends can find quick help in the Maisons médicales. But behind full waiting rooms, doctors are reaching their limits. Doubts about the system's s…
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The price of likes – How fake activity kills trust online
Likes, follows and reviews were and still are important markers of trust on social media – until people figured out you can simply buy fake engagement. Researchers at the University of Luxembourg are…