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π Geopolitics π Society

How authoritarian regimes threaten democracies

Dominique Reynié, Professor at Sciences Po and Director General of the Foundation for Political Innovation
On January 3rd, 2023
5 min reading time
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π Science and technology π Society

Paralympics: how to optimise jumping blades for long-jumper amputees

Fabien Szmytka, Researcher at ENSTA Paris (IP Paris), Jean-François Semblat, Professor at at ENSTA Paris, Head of mechanics and energy department at IP Paris, Élodie Doyen, research engineer at ENSTA Paris (IP Paris)
On January 3rd, 2023
4 min reading time
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π Science and technology

How to help swimmers win their races 

Rémi Carmigniani , Researcher at École des Ponts ParisTech at Laboratoire d'Hydraulique Saint-Venant
On January 3rd, 2023
5 min reading time
π Digital π Science and technology

Haptics: why give machines a sense of touch? 

Kostas Danas, CNRS Research Director and Associate Professor at the Solid Mechanics Laboratory (LMS*) at École Polytechnique (IP Paris)
On January 3rd, 2023
4 min reading time
π Health and biotech π Planet

Archaea: why science is so interested in this ancient life form

Roxane Lestini, Professor of Biology at École Polytechnique (IP Paris), Béatrice Clouet-d'Orval, Research Director at Centre de Biologie intégrative de l'Université de Toulouse
On December 6th, 2022
4 min reading time
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π Society π Economics

Three ways to reconcile business performance and impact 

Thierry Rayna, Researcher at the CNRS i³-CRG* laboratory and Professor at École Polytechnique (IP Paris), Valentine Georget, Lecturer in Management at Université Côte d'Azur and a researcher at GREDEG (CNRS)
On December 6th, 2022
4 min reading time
π Space π Science and technology

Plasma: a future fuel for satellites 

Pascal Chabert, CNRS Research Director at the Plasma Physics Laboratory (LPP*) and Lecturer at École Polytechnique (IP Paris)
On December 6th, 2022
3 min reading time
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π Society

Poll: 65% of the French think we need to slow down innovation in the face of climate change

Jérôme Fourquet , Director of Opinion Department at Ifop
On November 30th, 2022
6 min reading time
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π Space

What are the risks of space for humans?

Pierre Henriquet, Doctor in Nuclear Physics and Columnist at Polytechnique Insights
On November 30th, 2022
6 min reading time
π Planet π Society

Rudolf Clausius: the scientist who helped us understand the climate

Annalisa Plaitano, science communicator
On November 30th, 2022
4 min reading time