Columns - Polytechnique Insights

The placenta: a legacy inherited from ancient viruses

Tania Louis, PhD in biology and Columnist at Polytechnique Insights

Vicious cycles of obesity: a game of biological and social dynamics

Karine Clément, Professor of Nutrition at Sorbonne University and Medical Doctor, Jean-Pierre Poulain, Professor of Sociology at the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès

Photonic propulsion: visit the Solar System by sail

Pierre Henriquet, Doctor in Nuclear Physics and Columnist at Polytechnique Insights

Disinformation: emergency or false problem?

Sacha Altay, post-doctoral fellow at the University of Oxford within the Reuters Institute, Lê Nguyên Hoang, Co-founder and President of Tournesol.app

Cognition: do we all think in the same way?

Hélène Lœvenbruck, CNRS Research Director and Head of the Language team at the Laboratory of Psychology and Neurocognition in Grenoble

How to limit the effects of endocrine disruptors on the brains of children

Jean-Baptiste Fini, Professor at the French National Museum of Natural History (MNHN)

Lifespan: what can we learn from these animal-champions?

Andrew Steele, PhD in physics from the University of Oxford, Science Writer and Columnist at Polytechnique Insights

π Geopolitics π Energy

What are the risks of nuclear power plants in wartime?

Karine Herviou, Deputy Director General in charge of the Nuclear Safety Division of the Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), Najmedin Meshkati, Professor of Civil/Environmental Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC), Veronika Ustohalova, Senior Researcher, Nuclear Engineering & Facility Safety at Öko-Institut e.V., Olivier Gupta, Director General of the ASN and President of the Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA)

Nuclear waste: how are sites monitored?

Marc Ammerich, Expert, Auditor and Consultant in Radiation Protection

How to cultivate critical thinking

Manuel Bächtold, Lecturer in Epistemology and Didactics of Science at Université de Montpellier, Gwen Pallarès, Lecturer in Science Didactics at Université de Reims Champagne-Ardennes, Céline Schöpfer, PhD student in philosophy at the University of Geneva, Denis Caroti, Doctor of Philosophy on the issue of Critical Thinking