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Youba Sokona_VF
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Participatory research: a tool for restoring trust in science

With Youba Sokona, Honorary Professor at University College London, Former Vice-Chair of the IPCC and Member of the Joint Ethics Committee (INRAE-CIRAD-IFREMER-IRD)

On November 4th, 2026
4 min reading time
Ben​oît Contri_VF
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Why commuter journeys hold a vital key to urban decarbonisation

With Benoit Conti, Geographer and Research Fellow at the City, Mobility, and Transportation Laboratory (LVMT) at Université Gustave Eiffel and École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (IP Paris), Mariane Thébert, Researcher at the City, Mobility, and Transportation Laboratory (LVMT) at Université Gustave Eiffel and École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (IP Paris), Manon Eskenazi, Research Fellow at the City, Mobility, and Transportation Laboratory (LVMT) at Université Gustave Eiffel and École Nationale des Ponts et Chaussées (IP Paris)

On October 28th, 2026
4 min reading time
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Medical research: why so many studies rely on data no one can actually check

With Saul Martin Rodriguez, Postdoctoral Researcher in the Space and Environmental Physiology Group at the Karolinska Institute

On October 28th, 2026
5 min reading time

Meta-analyses influence many healthcare decisions, but are often based on data that only the original authors have been able to verify.

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Science under suspicion: Anatomy of a trust crisis

On October 22nd, 2026
1 min reading time

Is trust in science in crisis? Find out in the latest issue of the 3.14 magazine.

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Carbon footprint: how to minimise the impact of everyday journeys outside major cities

With Aurélien Bigo, Research Associate of the Energy and Prosperity Chair at Institut Louis Bachelier

On October 21st, 2026
3 min reading time

Despite the declining role of the car in major urban centres, mobility in less densely populated areas does not appear to be changing.

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Academic freedom: where does France stand?

With Olivier Beaud, Professor of Public Law at Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas

On October 21st, 2026
6 min reading time

The Trump administration’s crackdown on science and universities is further eroding academic freedom. What is the situation in France?

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Science under suspicion

On October 1st, 2026
1 min reading time

Is trust in science in crisis? Check out the latest issue of 3.14 magazine.

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