Society

Pierre Boyer
π Economics π Society

Nobel Prize in Economics: the delicate balance between technology, institutions and power

Pierre Boyer, Professor of Economics at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris) and Member of CREST, Héloïse Cloléry, Post-Doctoral Fellow at Bocconi University in Milan, Matías Núñez, Professor at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris) and Permanent Member of CREST

On March 26th, 2025
5 min reading time
Christophe Gaie
π Digital π Society π Science and technology

How open-source AI could modernise public services

Christophe Gaie, Head of the Engineering and Digital Innovation Division at the Prime Minister's Office, Laurent Denis, Technical Architect in the Prime Minister's Office

On March 19th, 2025
6 min reading time
π Geopolitics π Society

How effective is nuclear deterrence today?

Paul Zajac, Director of Strategic Affairs at CEA

On March 5th, 2025
4 min reading time

Since the end of the 2000s, nuclear weapons have once again become a factor in the interplay of power between nations.

π Economics π Society π Geopolitics

Will weaknesses in the US economy resist Trump's strategy?

Patrick Artus, Economic Advisor to Ossiam and Member of Cercle des Économistes

On February 12th, 2025
4 min reading time

With the US's comparative advantages, protectionism would be ineffective for the country, unlike a policy of free trade for goods and services.

π Health and biotech π Neuroscience π Society

Down syndrome: can intellectual disability of patients be treated?

Brigitte Fauroux , Professor of Pneumo-pediatrics at Necker Hospital, Laurent Meijer, Former CNRS Unit Director and Founder of start-up Perha Pharmaceuticals

On February 5th, 2025
4 min reading time

Today, research is looking into the possibility of treating the intellectual disability associated with Down's syndrome.

Hervé Douville
π Planet π Society

Droughts exacerbated by climate change

Hervé Douville, Researcher at Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques (CNRM)

On February 5th, 2025
4 min reading time