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Have the EU´s industry policies run out of charge?

Have the EU´s industry policies run out of charge?

Jonas Grafström, a researcher at Ratio, the Swedish business research institute, has written a report on the collapse of the battery company Northvolt. Northvolt is not alone in being a failing battery company. There are other failing ventures in Europe. The EU's current climate policy focuses on reducing greenhouse gas emissions from transport and...

Make America Healty Again

Make America Healty Again

Make America healthy again! Robert F. Kennedy Jr, RFK, nephew of former President John F Kennedy and son of Robert F Kennedy, who switched from the Democrats to the Republicans in this year's election, will be tasked by President Donald Trump. He will make, perhaps, the world's most unhealthy population healthy again. I spent...

EPHI is looking for student employees

EPHI is looking for student employees

We at EPHI are looking for a flexible, fast and efficient student who can help us with administration, research, receipt management and events alongside their studies. Interested? Contact us at nicolina.soderqvist@ephi.se

In the wake of Northvolt's crisis - EPHI dives into the European battery industry

In the wake of Northvolt's crisis - EPHI investigates the European Battery Industry

Following the discussions on Northvolt in Sweden and the push for a new competitiveness agenda for the EU, we at EPHI are looking at similar initiatives around Europe. We have commissioned Jonas Grafström, PhD in Economics, to produce a report on the European battery industry. Northvolt is not the only costly failure. THE EU...

Is the EU's sustainable transition sustainable?

Is the EU's sustainable transition sustainable?

This week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen presented the proposal for new Commissioners. Swedish Jessika Roswall was given the environment, water and circular economy portfolio. At the same time, there are other commissioners for climate, sustainable transport and clean transition. It may seem confusing, but behind the titles hides the fact that...

EPHI launches in Brussels 

EPHI launches in Brussels 

EPHI was originally set up by former MEP Christofer Fjellner to work on sustainability and public health issues at EU level. Now EPHI has a person on the ground in Brussels. Erik, tell us a little about yourself? A northerner who grew up in the mill town of Bollstabruk, who came into politics via MUF and for more than thirteen years...

New voices in health for the unhealthy

New voices in health for the unhealthy

Starting this fall, EPHI's podcast will sound slightly different. Doctor Vincent Amble-Naess will now take over as host together with EPHI's communications manager Nicolina Söderqvist. Amble-Naess promises celebrity guests and highly topical subjects. Vincent Amble-Naess, in the future we will hear you in the podcast Health for the Unhealthy. Who are you, Vincent? I am...

100% EU

100% is Sweden's most free-spirited talk show - produced entirely without tax money! Henrik Jönsson is the host and Marie Söderqvist is the executive producer.
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144. The pros and cons of happy pills

Why do 11 % of Swedes use antidepressants? And is it a problem? In her novel Sertralin, Jessica Haas Forsling provides a personal answer, beyond the numbers and statistics.

143. Don't be afraid of disinformation

In this week's episode, we answer a listener question about fasting and Vincent tells us the strangest thing he heard while infiltrating the anti-vaccination movement. Based on Hugo Mercier's book Not Born Yesterday, we discuss how conspiracy theories spread and why they are...

143. Become a healthy party girl with Bingo Rimér

Bingo Rimér, no longer a girl photographer, talks about everything from couples therapy to the quality of his sperm. Loneliness is more dangerous than being sedentary, he says. And to achieve happiness, it is enough to lower expectations.

142. How Norway is succeeding in primary care

We are evaluating Kerstin Brismar's lifestyle advice on breakfast eating and stair climbing. We also looked at how to achieve more continuity in primary care. We look at why Norway has done better than Sweden, despite fewer doctors per capita.

141. fasting away the Christmas weight

Kerstin Brismar, professor at KI, comes to the defense of breakfast. Dinner, on the other hand, is a pain in the ass, so Brismar recommends not eating after 7pm. We go through the various health benefits of fasting and find out how best to proceed.

140. Alcohol, obesity and electric scooters

We look at reactions to Fredrik Nyström's advice on alcohol and health, ask whether society should pay for others to keep their weight down, and note once again that the far right really hates bikes.

139. Obesity is in the brain

Why do some people struggle with weight all their lives, while others find it easier to maintain their waistline? Ylva Trolle Lagerros, Professor of Cardiovascular Prevention at KI, explains the causes of obesity.

138. Questionable government advice

Exercise, snuff and exercise in moderation - that's what Fredrik Nyström, consultant and professor of internal medicine at Linköping University, recommends. In this week's episode, we discuss health advice from the authorities and whether it actually does any good.

137 Why does the far right hate bikes?

PM Nilsson, super cyclist and CEO of Timbro, is concerned that fewer children are learning to ride a bike. We look at why the right hates cyclists and PM Nilsson explains why the bicycle is in fact a bourgeois means of transportation. 

136. Working long and hard

Drama actress Marie Göranzon is a guest on the podcast Health for the Unhealthy. Göranzon talks about why she is fitter than Joe Biden and why women should rule the world.

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3: PM Nilsson - Duty to exercise?

This is a reading of an essay from EPHI. Although daily physical activity is probably one of the best things you can do to stay healthy, it is considered to be something that you have to do entirely at your own discretion. This applies to adults as well as children and...

1: Jojje Olsson - China and the climate after COP26

This is a reading of a briefing paper from EPHI. China's emissions are the single most important factor for the future of the climate. It currently emits more carbon dioxide than the EU and all other OECD countries combined. In contrast to other leading economies, they increased...

2: Lena Andersson - To eat or not to eat

This is a reading of an essay from EPHI. Eating has become so much more than a way to get nourishment. What you eat can be a stand for a better world for humans as well as animals, for domestically produced products or a national agriculture....

3: PM Nilsson - Duty to exercise?

This is a reading of an essay from EPHI. Although daily physical activity is probably one of the best things you can do to stay healthy, it is considered to be something that you have to do entirely at your own discretion. This applies to adults as well as children and...

2: Lena Andersson - To eat or not to eat

This is a reading of an essay from EPHI. Eating has become so much more than a way to get nourishment. What you eat can be a stand for a better world for humans as well as animals, for domestically produced products or a national agriculture....

1: Jojje Olsson - China and the climate after COP26

This is a reading of a briefing paper from EPHI. China's emissions are the single most important factor for the future of the climate. It currently emits more carbon dioxide than the EU and all other OECD countries combined. In contrast to other leading economies, they increased...

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Party healthy with Bingo Rimér

Party healthy with Bingo Rimér

Bingo Rimér, no longer a girl photographer, talks about everything from couples therapy to the quality of her sperm. Loneliness is more dangerous than...

A market economy and individual freedom are needed to overcome threats to our environment and health.

Humanity faces both serious and urgent environmental and health problems. We have neither the time nor the money to prioritize anything but the most effective actions. Today, however, environmental and health issues are too often characterized by symbolic politics and wishful thinking.

Ephi presents facts and analysis to contribute to an environmental and health debate based on reality - not on opinions and emotions.

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