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India's transition to electric vehicles

Peter Wells, Professor of Business and Sustainability at Cardiff University
On February 26th, 2025
4 min reading time
Understanding obsessive compulsive disorder through the connection between time and mental processes represented by a brain and clock
π Neuroscience π Health and biotech π Science and technology

Brain: how do we experience time?

Virginie van Wassenhove, Research Director at CEA
On February 26th, 2025
5 min reading time
Person typing on keyboard at computer in dark room.
π Geopolitics π Science and technology π Digital

Cryptography: how to protect critical systems in the quantum era

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 February 19th, 2025
4 min reading time
This industrial setting showcases an extensive network of sleek metallic pipes and machinery engineered for capturing and storing carbon emissions, emphasizing modern technology in sustainability
π Energy π Economics π Planet

Carbon capture faces its technological and economic limits

Paula Coussy, Head of CO2 Externalities Project at IFPEN, Florent Guillou, Process Design Engineer and Project Manager at IFPEN, Raphaël Huyghe, Program Manager at IFPEN in the Chemistry for Industry Results Center
On February 19th, 2025
4 min reading time
blue earth seen from the moon surface
π Space π Science and technology

Dark side of the Moon: the first samples arrive on Earth

Pierre-Yves Meslin, Scientific Manager of DORN Mission at Institut de Recherche en Astrophysique et Planétologie
On February 19th, 2025
3 min reading time
3D Render of garbage in planet Earth orbit
π Space π Geopolitics

The proliferation of space debris in the Earth's orbit

Christophe Bonnal, Space debris expert at the CNES launchers department
On February 12th, 2025
4 min reading time
USA flag in Chicago with with skyscrapers on background
π Economics π Society π Geopolitics

Will weaknesses in the US economy resist Trump's strategy?

Patrick Artus, Head Economist at Natixis
On February 12th, 2025
4 min reading time
Vintage microphone on stage with warm lights and smoke.
π Digital π Science and technology

Can AI compose music now?

Geoffroy Peeters, Professor of Data Science at Télécom Paris (IP Paris)
On February 12th, 2025
6 min reading time
Molecule of DNA, double helix, 3D illustration. Genetic mutation and genetic disorders. Abstract DNA double helix with depth of field. Generative Ai
π Health and biotech π Neuroscience π Society

Down syndrome: can intellectual disability of patients be treated?

Brigitte Fauroux , Professor of Pneumo-pediatrics at Necker Hospital, Laurent Meijer, Former CNRS Unit Director and Founder of start-up Perha Pharmaceuticals
On February 5th, 2025
4 min reading time
drought in spanish reservoir with viaduct
π Planet π Society

Droughts exacerbated by climate change

Hervé Douville, Researcher at Centre National de Recherches Météorologiques (CNRM)
On February 5th, 2025
4 min reading time