The rapid ascent of artificial intelligence reveals a fragmented map of ambition, risk, and hidden labour. While Switzerland cultivates a thriving ecosystem through strategic state–industry partnership, the costs surface elsewhere: chatbots that over-validate vulnerable users can deepen delusional spirals, with real consequences for mental health. At the same time, the race for AI supremacy carries
The Demetrios Award, organized by the Journal of Science, Humanities, and Arts (JOSHA) in collaboration with The International Academy of Sciences, Humanities, and Arts (IASHA e.V.), and supported by the BioThera-Roland Mertelsmann Foundation, honors academic excellence by recognizing outstanding research contributions across disciplines. This award celebrates the power of scholarly work to foster innovation and
This article analyzes the 2025 Budapest Pride through the lens of Guglielmo Ferrero’s theory of power and legitimacy. Ferrero argued that illegitimate regimes rely on fear to maintain control, a concept used here to examine the Hungarian government’s attempt to ban the Pride event. Despite legal threats and institutional repression, the parade was held peacefully,
To enhance communication, JOSHA presents a curated selection of articles chosen by its editors. This edition highlights innovative research, including EVOLVEpro, a protein engineering method that integrates protein language models and active learning to optimize enzymes, antibodies, and gene-editing tools; bacterial-MERFISH, a technique for high-resolution bacterial transcriptomics that provides new insights into bacterial behavior and
At the SciCultureD intensive course in Malta, JOSHA’s editor-in-chief, Neher Aseem Parimoo, alongside co-authors and program coordinators Flora Brégeon and Valentina Delconte, explored how interdisciplinary collaboration can foster sustainable, inclusive cities. She reflects on the course’s unique blend of workshops on placemaking, urban transformation and cultural identity, alongside discussions on inclusivity and participatory approaches. Using
With this editorial, the Josha-Journal team and the International Academy of Sciences, Humanities and Arts (IASHA) would like to congratulate this year’s winners of the Demetrios Prizes! We awarded these prizes to three outstanding Master’s theses: “Modeling Spatial Scale and Heterogeneity in Rotterdam Housing Market Using Multiscale Geographically Weighted Regression” by Naftali Feddes, Erasmus School
In 2023, Josha brings a diverse range of publications. Jörg Friedrich explores death and the value of life through Hannah Arendt’s quote, while Pernille Bülow proposes group-based activities as a better solution to depression than traditional treatments. Other contributions include Robert M. Kaplan’s piece on the “mother of psychosomatic medicine,” Sonia López Rendón’s examination of
Dear josha-journal readers, Summer and the time of vacation are largely over. It’s time to get back to work and studies. However, the past two summer months were anything but unproductive, as can be seen from the latest issue of josha-journal. The focus during these months was on India. But of course, we also devoted
The JOSHA Team is very pleased to share information with you about our Demetrios Prize 2020. The International Academy of Sciences, Humanities, and Arts (IASHA e.V.), with the support of the BioThera-Roland Mertelsmann Foundation, will award three prizes of 500 euros for the categories BACHELOR, MASTER and DOCTOR THESIS. Our editors will make the selection
The journal has grown over the last 5 years and it is all thanks to the support of everyone on this team, thanks to our writers, readers, specialists, and administrative team. The journey that JOSHA has made over these years has allowed them to extend their roots and contacts thanks to people in different parts
