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A busy city street with people commuting to work during rush hour
π Society π Planet

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)
Stack of medical journals and research papers on a desk with organized scientific literature and healthcare publications for professional study and medical research
π Society

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
Digital forest data analysis with glowing charts and bar graphs. Abstract concept of environmental economics finance and tech, showing growth and trends in nature.
π Economics π Planet

“If temperatures rise above 2°C by 2100, global GDP would fall by 46%”

with Adrien Bilal, (X10), 2026 Best Young Economist in France award & Senior Lecturer in Economics at Stanford University
Detailed view of the planet earth seen through a magnifying glass focusing on continents and ocean highlighting geography and environment in scientific study
π Society

Science under suspicion: Anatomy of a trust crisis

Traffic signal light on city street with urban background
π Society π Planet

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
Institut de France, Paris
π Society

Academic freedom: where does France stand?

with Olivier Beaud, Professor of Public Law at Université Paris-Panthéon-Assas
wildfire smoke over rural town
π Science and technology π Space

Measuring war damage cost-effectively using radar satellites

with Daniel Racek, Head of the Department for Data Science in Crisis and Conflict Research at University of the Bundeswehr Munich
Addressing press freedom issuescombating fake news spread in journalism today
π Society π Science and technology

How disinformation undermines the relationship between science and society

with Tiffany Morisseau, Researcher in Cognitive Psychology, affiliated with Institut Catholique de Paris and the Center for Research on Mediation, Negotiation, and Society (CREMENS)
Conceptual illustration of global energy trade routes, stylized world map with glowing shipping lanes converging through a narrow strategic maritime chokepoint, abstract geopolitic
π Geopolitics

Technological security: the great comeback of industrial policy?

with Tai Ming Cheung, Professor at the University of California San Diego and Co-Director of the Institute on Global Conflict and Cooperation
Aerial View of Floating Wind Turbines at Sunset
π Energy

Why is stabilisation of floating wind turbines holding back their development?

with Luc Pastur, Associate Professor in Fluid Mechanics at ENSTA (IP Paris)