Can green finance weather the Trump storm?

Interview de 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.

Eating fewer animals reduces emissions, but by how much?

Interview de Joël Aubin, Research Engineer at INRAE

On June 25th, 2025 4 min reading time

A reduction in animal protein consumption among adults in France could lead to a decrease of the impact of food on climate change, acidification and land use.

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Starlink: low-earth orbit satellites could ruin radio astronomy

Interview de Xiang Zhang, CNRS Researcher at Laboratoire d'études spatiales et d'instrumentation en astrophysique, Philippe Zarka, CNRS Research Director at Laboratoire d'instrumentation et de recherche en astrophysique

On June 25th, 2025 6 min reading time

Gaia-X: the bid for a sovereign European cloud

Interview de Francesca Musiani, CNRS Research Director and Head of Centre Internet et Société

On June 18th, 2025 5 min reading time

In 2020, the EU launched the Gaia-X project, which aims to build an interoperable, secure data infrastructure that complies with European standards.

Greenhouse gas emissions: a menace for low Earth orbit?

Interview de William Parker, Graduate Researcher at Massachusetts Institute of Technology

On June 18th, 2025 3 min reading time

Increased greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions will make it increasingly difficult to maintain satellite operations in low Earth orbit.

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How to improve the hospital system: a question of organisation?

Interview de Guillaume Couillard, Chief Executive Officer of Paris Psychiatry & Neurosciences GHU, Etienne Minvielle, Director of the Centre de Recherche en Gestion at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)

On June 18th, 2025 4 min reading time

Can Big Tech be taxed more? The true, the false and the uncertain

Interview de Martin Collet, Professor at Université Paris Panthéon-Assas

On June 11th, 2025 5 min reading time

True, false or uncertain? GAFAMs benefit from more advantageous tax regimes than traditional companies in Europe...

Can insurers save the planet (and themselves)?

Interview de Fanny Henriet , CNRS Research Director at Aix-Marseille School of Economics and Lecturer at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Christian Gollier, Executive Director at Toulouse School of Economics

On June 11th, 2025 4 min reading time

Faced with global warming, it is now crucial for insurance companies to address environmental issues and climate disasters.

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AI: the rise of India and the Gulf States

Interview de Jean-François Gagné, Researcher at the Centre for International Studies and Research at Université de Montréal

On June 11th, 2025 4 min reading time

How profiling influences our behaviour

Interview de Philippe Huneman, CNRS Research Director at Université Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne, Oana Goga, Inria Research Director at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)

On May 28th, 2025 5 min reading time

The data we leave on websites is shared and sold, in particular to influence our online purchasing behaviour through targeted advertising.

Spatial: Europe regains its independence

Interview de Lionel Suchet, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of CNES

On May 28th, 2025 7 min reading time

Faced with increased international competition, Europe is seeking to (re)gain its autonomy and competitiveness in the space sector.

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Data centres: must we choose between digital tech and ecology?

Interview de Clément Marquet, Research fellow at Centre de Sociologie de l'Innovation at Mines Paris - PSL

On June 5th, 2025 6 min reading time

Quantum: the second revolution unfolds

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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.

From dish to brain, how dopamine influences our behaviour

Interview de Giuseppe Gangarossa, Professor of Neurobiology at Université Paris Cité

On May 21st, 2025 4 min reading time

Lipids may influence our reward system.

EU arms race: rising budgets, disparate capabilities

Interview de Léo Péria-Peigné, Researcher at the Ifri Centre for Security Studies

On May 21st, 2025 3 min reading time

In recent years, there has been a gradual rearmament of EU member states and defence budgets are generally on the rise.

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Is AI doomed to be an energy drain?

Interview de Enzo Tartaglione, Associate Professor at Télécom Paris (IP Paris)

On May 21st, 2025 3 min reading time

Strengths and limits of the Central Bank's digital euro

Interview de Julien Prat, CNRS researcher at CREST and head of the Blockchain Chair at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Jezabel Couppey-Soubeyran, Lecturer at Université Panthéon-Sorbonne and Scientific Adviser to Institut Veblen

On May 14th, 2025 6 min reading time

In October 2025, the European Central Bank could take a major step forward with the introduction of the digital euro.

Ethical hacking: at the heart of modern cybersecurity

Interview de 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 May 14th, 2025 4 min reading time

Ethical hacking uses techniques similar to those employed by cybercriminals, but with the aim of strengthening the resilience of information systems.

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Climate: are electric cars on the right track?

Interview de Anne de Bortoli, Associate Professor at Université du Québec and Associate Researcher at Ecole des Ponts ParisTech (IP Paris), Jean-Philippe Hermine, Managing Director of Institut Mobilités en Transition at Institut du développement durable et des relations internationales

On May 14th, 2025 4 min reading time

Defence industry: how Europe is boosting production

Interview de Hélène Masson, Senior Research Fellow at Fondation pour la Recherche Stratégique

On April 29th, 2025 5 min reading time

France, the United Kingdom, Germany, Italy, Spain and Sweden are the main European countries that design, produce and export arms.

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Digital innovations for better health

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From cure to prediction: the algorithmic transformation of healthcare

Interview de Etienne Minvielle, Director of the Centre de Recherche en Gestion at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)

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Alzheimer's, Parkinson's: “tommorrow, AI will detect disease”

Interview de Mounîm A. El Yacoubi, Professor at Télécom SudParis (IP Paris)

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Digital avatars of patients lungs

Interview de Cécile Patte, Inria engineer in biomechanics, Jeunes Talents France 2020 prize "For women in science" (L'Oréal-Une...

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How to provide access to patients health data

Interview de Emmanuel Didier, Sociologist, CNRS Research Director and member of the Maurice Halbwachs Centre at EHESS

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Why the medical AI revolution could never happen

Interview de Joël Perez Torrents, PhD student at I³-CRG* at École Polytechnique (IP Paris)

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How digital technology will personalise healthcare

Interview de Etienne Minvielle, Director of the Centre de Recherche en Gestion at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris) , Alexis Hernot, Co-founder and CEO of Calmedica

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How we can better predict future epidemics

Interview de Etienne Minvielle, Director of the Centre de Recherche en Gestion at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris) , Antoine Flahault, PhD in biomathematics

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How quantum technology is changing the world

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Cryptography: how to protect critical systems in the quantum era

Interview de 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

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Quantum physics explained by a Nobel Prize winner

Interview de Alain Aspect, Nobel Prize in Physics 2022, Professor at the Institut d'Optique Graduate School (Université Paris-S...

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How to prepare for the acceleration of quantum technologies

Interview de Laurent Sanchez-Palencia, CNRS Research Director in Quantum Physics and Professor at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)

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Quantum physics has already changed the world

Interview de Pierre Henriquet, Doctor in Nuclear Physics and Columnist at Polytechnique Insights

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Quantum computing: 15 minutes to understand everything

Interview de Loïc Henriet, CTO at Pasqal , Landry Bretheau, Professor at Ecole Polytechnique, Quantum Physicist and Researcher in the Laboratory of Condensed Ma...

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Health, tech, space: quantum technology is already benefiting many sectors

Interview de Pierre Henriquet, Doctor in Nuclear Physics and Columnist at Polytechnique Insights

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Quantum, the indispensable ally of modern medicine

Interview de Pierre Henriquet, Doctor in Nuclear Physics and Columnist at Polytechnique Insights

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