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Should scientists take a stand or remain neutral?

With Armand Hatchuel, Professor Emeritus of Management Sciences and Design Theory at Mines Paris - PSL

On October 6th, 2026
4 min reading time

To what extent can, or should, a scientist engage in the public arena?

π Society

Academic freedom in decline in Europe and around the world

With Angelo Vito Panaro, Postdoctoral Researcher at the Institute of Political Science at Friedrich-Alexander University

On September 22nd, 2026
3 min reading time

Between 2015 and 2025, as many as 50 countries recorded a substantial, statistically significant decline in their academic freedom index.

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The birth of academic freedom in the United States

With Hervé Dumez, Emeritus CNRS Research Director and Professor at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)

On June 11th, 2026
2 min reading time

Academic freedom also protects universities as institutions, particularly in their right to decide who teaches, what is taught, and how.

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Who trusts science? A worldwide diagnosis across 68 countries

With Claudia Teran-Escobar, Lecturer in Applied Social Psychology at Université Paris Nanterre

On June 1st, 2026
5 min reading time

In 2025, the largest survey ever conducted on trust in scientists was published, and its findings challenge some common misconceptions.

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Cryptography: a computer scientist and a quantum physicist win the Turing Award

With Gilles Brassard, Professor of Computer Science at the University of Montreal

On May 27th, 2026
4 min reading time

Their work has had an impact on algorithm design, the development of fault-tolerant quantum computers, and more.

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π Industry π Society

The construction sector's hidden role in deepening global inequalities

With José Lopez, Team Leader in Energy at Agence Française du Développement

On May 18th, 2026
4 min reading time
π Magazine π Society

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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