AI Act: what are the implications for sensitive sectors in Europe?

Jean de Bodinat, Founder and General Manager at Rakam AI and Teacher at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Solène Gérardin, Lawyer, AI Act and GDPR Specialist

On October 14th, 2025 6 min reading time

The integration of European regulations on AI enables companies to build a more ethical professional environment.

Ultra-lightweight, high-performance, foldable: advances in space photovoltaics

Daniel Lincot, Emeritus CNRS Research Director at IPVF, Loris Ibarrart, Specialist in onboard energy at CNES

On October 14th, 2025 4 min reading time

The competitiveness of space-based photovoltaics stems from its main advantages: autonomous energy production and increasing yields.

Camille Abescat

Jordan: a myth of stability put to the test?

Camille Abescat, Postdoctoral Researcher in ERC MENA-PERC project and Doctoral Associate at Centre de Recherches Internationales at Sciences Po

On October 14th, 2025 4 min reading time

Sino-American rivalry in orbit: what are the facts?

Isabelle Sourbès-Verger, Geographer and CNRS Research Director

On October 1st, 2025 4 min reading time

China is making progress in its space investments and turning to the use of lunar resources for its missions.

Esports: everything you need to know about this exploding digital market

Pierre-Jean Benghozi, Emeritus CNRS Research Director at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Jean-Paul Simon, Director and Founder of JPS Public Policy Consulting

On October 1st, 2025 5 min reading time

Esports is a recent market in which event structuring is being rethought and constantly evolving.

Olivier Fournout

Co-creation in theatre: an antidote to controversy in democracy?

Olivier Fournout, Lecturer at Télécom Paris (IP Paris)

On October 1st, 2025 8 min reading time

AI: how to protect ourselves from technological Stockholm syndrome

Hamilton Mann, Group Vice President of Digital Marketing and Digital Transformation at Thales and Senior Lecturer at INSEAD

On October 1st, 2025 6 min reading time

Artificial intelligence must be accompanied by artificial integrity, specific to human values, in order to preserve the autonomy and freedom of the user.

Russia's strategy to control Arctic resources

Florian Vidal, Researcher at the Arctic University of Norway and associate researcher at the Interdisciplinary Laboratory for Future Energy at Paris Cité University

On October 1st, 2025 4 min reading time

The Russian military presence is intensifying in this rich region, where it is already recovering significant quantities of fossil fuels.

Dana Diminescu

Connected migrants: how digital technology is becoming a priority

Dana Diminescu, Sociologist, Lecturer and Associate Professor at Télécom Paris (IP Paris)

On October 1st, 2025 4 min reading time

3D printing is set to hit the battlefield

Éric Charkaluk, CNRS Research Director and Professor at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Fabien Szmytka, Researcher at ENSTA Paris (IP Paris)

On September 24th, 2025 4 min reading time

Additive manufacturing is a promising maintenance solution for repairing and manufacturing away from factories.

The extent of glacier melt measured from space

Étienne Berthier, Glaciologist at CNRS, Fabien Maussion, Associate Professor at Bristol Glaciology Centre at University of Bristol

On September 24th, 2025 4 min reading time

Mapped using satellite data, regular monitoring of glaciers reveals that their melting has accelerated in recent years.

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Lebanon unraveled: the current political and human challenges

Aurélie Daher, Senior Lecturer in Political Science at Université Paris-Dauphine PSL

On September 24th, 2025 4 min reading time

Can neuroscience solve the mystery of consciousness?

Laure Tabouy, Doctor of Neuroscience and PhD student in Neuroethics at Université d'Aix-Marseille

On September 16th, 2025 6 min reading time

Recent technological advances have raised hopes that physical markers of consciousness can be identified.

Patricia Crifo

China: are air conditioners at odds with climate ambitions?

Patricia Crifo, Professor of Economics at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)

On September 17th, 2025 4 min reading time

Why pausing intuitive thinking favours complex reasoning

Pierre-Marie Lledo, Research Director at CNRS, Head of Department at Institut Pasteur, and member of the European Academy of Sciences

On September 9th, 2025 9 min reading time

Mental states can fluctuate between two opposing modes of thinking: System 1 (intuitive) and System 2 (thoughtful).

Can green finance weather the Trump storm?

Peter Tankov, Professor of Quantitative Finance at ENSAE (IP Paris), Olivier David Zerbib, Researcher at CREST and Assistant Professor at ENSAE (IP Paris)

On June 25th, 2025 6 min reading time

In the age of Trump, green finance is being called into question for political reasons as the climate emergency intensifies.

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Is generative AI a winning tool for research?

Arnault Chatelain, PhD Student in Economics at CREST (CNRS/IP Paris)

On September 9th, 2025 4 min reading time

Quantum: the second revolution unfolds

On June 5th, 2024 1 min reading time

What is quantum physics? What are the applications of quantum technologies? Dive into the universe of the infinitely small with this issue of 3.14.

Generative AI: the risk of cognitive atrophy

Ioan Roxin, Professor Emeritus at Marie et Louis Pasteur University

On July 3rd, 2025 6 min reading time

A study showed that 83% of AI users were unable to remember a passage they had just written for an essay. A look at the impact of AI on our brains.

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