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Summer heat in the city, heatwaves, hot summer day
π Planet π Energy

How climate change will affect our energy consumption

avec Philippe Drobinski, CNRS Research Director at the Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory (LMD) and Professor at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)
Olympic rings  at sunset with the Eiffel tower in Paris France panoramic background, Paris 2024 summer olympic games web banner
π Planet π Society

Can we really measure the ecological footprint of the Olympics?

avec Marie Delaplace, Emeritus Professor of Spatial Planning at Université Gustave Eiffel, Martin Müller, Professor of Geography at the University of Lausanne
A live white laboratory experimental mouse sits on pills.
π Science and technology π Health and biotech

Can AI replace animal testing?

avec Jean-Baptiste Masson, Laboratory Director and Researcher at Institut Pasteur and INRIA, Jean-Michel Besnier, Professor Emeritus of Philosophy at Sorbonne Université, Nicolas David, Professor of Biology at École Polytechnique (IP Paris)
Artistic depiction of a brain with gears and cogs inside, representing the workings of advertising strategies and campaigns
π Neuroscience

Understanding short-term memory through neuronal plasticity

avec David Clark, PhD Student in Neurobiology and Behavior at Columbia University
American flag for Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labour Day
π Economics

Economics: why Europe is falling behind the USA

avec Patrick Artus, Economic Advisor to Ossiam and Member of Cercle des Économistes
Wegovy semaglutide injection pens for the treatment of chronic obesity
π Health and biotech

Drugs alone won't be enough to solve the obesity crisis

avec Martin Whyte, Associate Professor of Metabolic Medicine at University of Surrey
Particle, quantum entanglement (quantum correlation). Quantum mechanics . 3d illustration
π Science and technology

Quantum: the second revolution unfolds

π Energy π Planet π Science and technology

Renewables: yields vary according to climate

avec Sylvain Cros, Research Engineer at the Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory of École polytechnique (IP Paris), Riwal Plougonven, Professor at École polytechnique (IP Paris) and Senior Lecturer at the Dynamic Meteorology Laboratory (LMD)
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π Digital π Society π Science and technology

Museum metaverses promise to redefine the cultural experience

avec Titus Zaharia, Professor at Télécom SudParis (IP Paris), Marius Preda, Associate Professor at Institut MINES-Télécom
Fusion reactor Tokamak. Reaction chamber. Fusion power. 3D illustration
π Energy π Planet

Nuclear fusion: the true, the false and the uncertain

avec Adam Stein, Director of the Nuclear Energy Innovation program at the Breakthrough Institute