As a Finn in Germany Nina Huittinen always understood what people were saying but, initially, she could not answer because she did not speak the language. The resulting frustration became a great motivator to learn German – even though she thought she would never ever use it, when she was ...[Read more]
A runner for resources
Kati Laakso thinks that it’s good to have a goal – no matter if it’s the finishing line of a marathon or the improvement of sustainable methods to detect minerals. The Finnish researcher shows the necessary persistence for both. 42.195 kilometers – that’s the official distance of a marathon. ...[Read more]