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Two politicians negotiating at a conference table with flags in the background, diplomatic negotiation, international diplomacy
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
Brain symbolizing circadian rhythms over a background split between dark starry night and bright cloudy day
π Neuroscience π Health and biotech

What do we really know about our dreams?

Delphine Oudiette, Inserm Research Director and Co-Director of DreamTeam at Institut du Cerveau in Paris, Claudia Picard-Deland, Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Psychiatry and Addictology at Université de Montréal
On March 5th, 2025
5 min reading time
Mars planet with glowing sun on space
π Space

BepiColombo: revelations from the Mercury mission

Lina Hadid, Astrophysicist and Researcher at Plasma Physics Laboratory at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)
On March 5th, 2025
4 min reading time
Heartbeat line transforming into a digital AI code, AI role in real-time patient monitoring and heart health management. Advanced AI technology for cardiac care
π Health and biotech π Digital

From cure to prediction: the algorithmic transformation of healthcare

Etienne Minvielle, Director of the Centre de Recherche en Gestion at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)
On February 26th, 2025
3 min reading time
π Economics π Energy π Industry π Planet

India's transition to electric vehicles

Peter Wells, Professor of Business and Sustainability at Cardiff University
On February 26th, 2025
4 min reading time
Understanding obsessive compulsive disorder through the connection between time and mental processes represented by a brain and clock
π Neuroscience π Health and biotech π Science and technology

Brain: how do we experience time?

Virginie van Wassenhove, Research Director at CEA
On February 26th, 2025
5 min reading time
Person typing on keyboard at computer in dark room.
π Geopolitics π Science and technology π Digital

Cryptography: how to protect critical systems in the quantum era

Christophe Gaie, Head of the Engineering and Digital Innovation Division at the Prime Minister's Office, Jean Langlois-Berthelot, Ph.D. in Applied Mathematics and Head of Division in the French Army
On February 19th, 2025
4 min reading time
This industrial setting showcases an extensive network of sleek metallic pipes and machinery engineered for capturing and storing carbon emissions, emphasizing modern technology in sustainability
π Energy π Economics π Planet

Carbon capture faces its technological and economic limits

Paula Coussy, Head of CO2 Externalities Project at IFPEN, Florent Guillou, Process Design Engineer and Project Manager at IFPEN, Raphaël Huyghe, Program Manager at IFPEN in the Chemistry for Industry Results Center
On February 19th, 2025
4 min reading time
blue earth seen from the moon surface
π Space π Science and technology

Dark side of the Moon: the first samples arrive on Earth

Pierre-Yves Meslin, Scientific Manager of DORN Mission at Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie
On February 19th, 2025
3 min reading time
3D Render of garbage in planet Earth orbit
π Space π Geopolitics

The proliferation of space debris in the Earth's orbit

Christophe Bonnal, Space debris expert at the CNES launchers department
On February 12th, 2025
4 min reading time