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Yaël Ossowski
Yaël Ossowski is a consumer advocate and writer. He's currently deputy director at the Consumer Choice Center, and was previously a national investigative reporter at Watchdog.org.He has a Master’s Degree in Philosophy, Politics, Economics (PPE) from the CEVRO Institute in Prague and a Bachelor's in Political Science from Concordia University, Montreal.Born in Québec and raised in the southern United States, he currently lives in Vienna, Austria.
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A New Way to Do Good Promises to Provide the Data to Make the Biggest Impact – Effective Altruism
There is a new way to do good that promises to provide the tools to have the most impact – Effective Altruism.
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Business & Career
Banking for the People
In the first installment of our new series of how expats built their careers in Vienna, we talked to Maurizio Poletto, the designer behind E...
Online
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Business & Career
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Science & Technology
The Marshall Plan: How Austria Benefited 70 Years ago
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Blog
Why Austria’s Millennial Minister Sebastian Kurz Could be Dangerous
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Sport
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Science & Technology
Just What the Doctor Ordered | The Past, Present and Future of Medical Innovation in Vienna
Since the 18th century this city has been on the cutting edge of medical innovation. What is the next frontier?Vienna at the fin de siècle was t...
Science & Technology
Dealing with Stress
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Books
Smart Urbanism: Utopian Vision or False Dawn?
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