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π Planet π Society

Post-mortem ecology: the rise of “green funerals”

Martin Julier-Costes, sociologist, research associate at Université Grenoble Alpes
On March 6th, 2024
4 min reading time
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π Health and biotech π Society π Neuroscience

HPI, gifted, zebra: what’s the scientific reality behind these French terms?

Nicolas Gauvrit, Lecturer in Cognitive sciences at Université de Lille
On February 27th, 2024
5 min reading time
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π Energy π Planet

Access to water: inequalities reinforced by climate change

Stéphanie Dos Santos, Sociologist and demographer at IRD Population Environment Development Laboratory, Marine Colon, Lecturer at AgroParisTech and Researcher in Public Management
On February 27th, 2024
4 min reading time
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π Geopolitics π Planet π Economics

Climate adaptation: why private investment is needed

Manuela Dupré, Master's student in "Economics for Smart Cities and Climate Policy" at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Patricia Crifo, Professor of Economics at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)
On February 27th, 2024
7 min reading time
π Society π Health and biotech

Declining grades: physical activity to the rescue?

Boris Cheval, Assistant Professor of Psychology at ENS Rennes
On February 20th, 2024
6 min reading time
π Health and biotech π Society

Immortality, an ancient fantasy revived by transhumanism

Stéphane Charpier, Professor of Neuroscience at Sorbonne University and Research Director at Institut du cerveau de Paris, Cécilia Calheiros, PhD in sociology, specialist in transhumanism
On February 20th, 2024
6 min reading time
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π Science and technology π Society

How to recreate sound virtually in 3D

Sylvain Ferrand, Research engineer at Centre de mathématiques appliquées at École Polytechnique (IP Paris), François Alouges, Professor at Centre de mathématiques appliquées at École Polytechnique (IP Paris), Philippe Le Borgne, Co-founder and developer of ConnectSuit
On February 20th, 2024
4 min reading time
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π Planet π Energy

Low carbon energies still depend on fossil fuels, slowing the energy transition

Victor Court, Lecturer at IFP School and Research Associate at Chaire Énergie & Prospérité
On February 14th, 2024
4 min reading time
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π Energy π Industry

What mineral resources lie beneath the French soil?

Pierre-Alexandre Reninger, Geophysicist at the French Geological and Mining Research Bureau (BRGM), Matthieu Chevillard, metallogenic geologist at the French National Geological Survey (BRGM)
On February 14th, 2024
5 min reading time
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π Planet π Geopolitics

Water security: a local issue with international impact

Patricia Crifo, Professor of Economics at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Maxime Elkington, Masters student in "Economics for smart cities and climate policy" at École Polytechnique (IP Paris)
On February 14th, 2024
7 min reading time