Polytechnique insights A REVIEW BY INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE PARIS
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π Health and biotech π Society

Insomnia: when our brain refuses to let us rest

avec Pierre-Alexis Geoffroy, Professor of Medicine at Université Paris-Cité
On April 16th, 2025
4 min reading time
container ship and commercial port in deep sea load and unloading cargo from container ship import and export by crane for distributing goods by logistic trailers transportation. aerial top view
π Economics π Geopolitics π Industry

Customs tariffs: “The world is perceived as a combat arena and no longer as a space for cooperation”

avec Christian Deblock, Professor Emeritus at Université du Québec
On April 9th, 2025
5 min reading time
A laptop screen glows with an ominous red warning sign, casting a stark shadow in a dimly lit room, serving as a stark reminder of the ever-present threat of cyberattacks in our increasingly connected world
π Digital π Industry

Why are cyber attackers targeting supply chains?

avec Badis Hammi, Associate Professor at Télécom SudParis (IP Paris), Roni Carta , Ethical Hacker and Founder of Lupin & Holmes
On April 9th, 2025
3 min reading time
π Space π Industry π Geopolitics

Can European space industry compete with American domination?

avec Jean-Marc Astorg, Director of Strategy at CNES
On April 9th, 2025
4 min reading time
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π Economics π Geopolitics

Trump chaos and Merz's economic plan: an opportunity for Europe?

avec Patrick Artus, Economic Advisor to Ossiam and Member of Cercle des Économistes
On April 2nd, 2025
3 min reading time
Close-up of semiconductor manufacturing with precision machinery and microchips, symbolizing advanced technology and electronics production.
π Industry π Science and technology π Geopolitics

Semiconductors: can European industry regain ground?

avec Sébastien Dauvé, Director of CEA-Leti
On April 2nd, 2025
5 min reading time
Dirty Oil Contaminated Plastic Container Environmental Pollution Waste Water Disaster Ecology sea land soil dark trash spill toxic earth ocean river shore beach
π Planet π Industry

Plastics and recycling: a toxic relationship?

avec Bethanie Carney Almroth, Professor of Environmental Science at University of Gothenburg, Baptiste Monsaingeon, Lecturer at University of Reims Champagne-Ardennes, Florian Pohl, Leader of Emmy Noether Research Group at University of Bayreuth
On April 2nd, 2025
5 min reading time
Mulhouse – France – 16 May 2020 – Closeup of the famous fast-dealing property trading monopoly board game
π Economics π Society

Nobel Prize in Economics: the delicate balance between technology, institutions and power

avec Pierre Boyer, Professor of Economics at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris) and Member of CREST, Héloïse Cloléry, Post-Doctoral Fellow at Bocconi University in Milan, Matías Núñez, Professor at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris) and Permanent Member of CREST
On March 26th, 2025
5 min reading time
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π Geopolitics π Space π Industry

The impact of the war in Ukraine on wheat production

avec Ahmad Al Bitar, CNRS Research Engineer at Centre d'Études Spatiales de la Biosphère, Veronika Antonenko, Research Engineer at Centre d'Études Spatiales de la Biosphère
On March 26th, 2025
3 min reading time
European Parliament Chamber with Empty Seats and Flags of Member States
π Economics π Industry

Omnibus Directive: a setback for the European Green Deal?

avec Phuc-Vinh Nguyen, Head of the Energy Centre at Institut Jacques Delors , Jacques Le Cacheux, Emeritus Professor of Economics at Université de Pau et des Pays de l'Adour
On March 26th, 2025
5 min reading time