Polytechnique insights A REVIEW BY INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE PARIS
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π Science and technology π Energy

Super-powered lasers to transform nuclear waste

Gérard Mourou, Nobel prize in Physics and member of the Haut Collège de l'École polytechnique
On January 27th, 2021
3 min reading time
Aerial. People crowd motion through the pedestrian crosswalk. Top view from drone.
π Health and biotech π Society

Population density: not a primary factor in Covid-19

Hervé Le Bras, Research director in demographics at EHESS and Emeritus research director at Ined
On January 26th, 2021
4 min reading time
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π Health and biotech π Society

Covid-19 death rates are higher than reported

Nicolas Chopin, Professor of data science and machine learning at the ENSAE Centre for Research in Economics and Statistics*
On January 25th, 2021
4 min reading time
Online medical app on a smartphone
π Health and biotech π Digital

Intensive care: an app that saved lives

Julie Josse, Researcher in statistics at Inria and lecturer at the Institut Polytechnique de Paris
On January 24th, 2021
3 min reading time
Man giving presentation in lecture hall at university.
π Economics

Mobility: a solution to inequality?

Philippe Aghion, Professor at College de France and London School of Economics
On January 23rd, 2021
2 min reading time
Newspapers and Laptop. Different Concepts for News – Network or Traditional Tabloid Journals. Data Sources – Electronic Screen of Computer or Paper Pages of Magazines, Internet or Papers
π Society

Managers and information: have times changed?

Pascal Junghans, Doctor in management science and President of CEREINEC
On January 22nd, 2021
5 min reading time
Dock crane loading and unloading containers
π Economics

Are trade wars profitable and easy to win?

Antoine Bouët, Professor of economics at University of Bordeaux
On January 21st, 2021
5 min reading time