This week’s edition: Thumb wrestling, impact of drought, community gardens, new HU members of the Israel Academy of Sciences and Humanities, women behind the Centre for Disabilities Study, 2 podcasts in Hebrew – colonial legacies and new insights into marketing in the world of consumerism.

The late Duke of Edinburgh’s mother will be recognised with the compassion and perseverance scholarship at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem.

The historic letters between Einstein and Swiss engineer Michel Besso, his friend and colleague, detail his work leading up to his most famous achievement.

Four Israeli universities were listed in PitchBook’s 2021 ranking of 50 leading undergraduate programs that produce the most VC-backed entrepreneurs.

The daily business newspaper ‘The Marker’ has issued its 40 Under 40, 2021, the most promising innovative and entrepreneurial winners on the scene. 13 of the 40 are Hebrew University Alumni.

It’s easy to forget that there are also many types of bacteria threatening human health – our survival depends on the constant quest for new antibiotics that can destroy them.

Quantum computers will revolutionize our computing lives. For some critical tasks they will be mind-bogglingly faster and use much less electricity than today’s computers.

60 Minutes correspondent Anderson Cooper speaks with historian and Hebrew University Prof. Yuval Noah Harari to discuss his bestselling book on the evolution of humankind.

Micro-electro-mechanical devices (MEMS) are based on the integration of mechanical and electrical components on a micrometer scale.

Leading the university’s mission to promote a greener campus is Professor Yael Mishael of The Robert H. Smith Faculty of Agriculture, Food and Environment and the Director of Hebrew University’s new Center for Sustainability.