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

HPI, gifted, zebra: what's the scientific reality behind these French terms?

Nicolas Gauvrit, Lecturer in Cognitive sciences at Université de Lille
On February 27th, 2024
5 min reading time
Stéphanie Dos Santos
π Energy π Planet

Access to water: inequalities reinforced by climate change

Stéphanie Dos Santos, Sociologist and demographer at IRD Population Environment Development Laboratory, Marine Colon, Lecturer at AgroParisTech and Researcher in Public Management
On February 27th, 2024
4 min reading time
Manuela Dupre
π Geopolitics π Planet π Economics

Climate adaptation: why private investment is needed

Manuela Dupré, Master's student in "Economics for Smart Cities and Climate Policy" at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Patricia Crifo, Professor of Economics at École Polytechnique (IP Paris), Researcher at CREST (CNRS) and Associate Researcher at CIRANO
On February 27th, 2024
7 min reading time
Boris Cheval
π Society π Health and biotech

Declining grades: physical activity to the rescue?

Boris Cheval, Assistant Professor of Psychology at ENS Rennes
On February 20th, 2024
6 min reading time
Stéphane Charpier
π Health and biotech π Society

Immortality, an ancient fantasy revived by transhumanism

Stéphane Charpier, Professor of Neuroscience at Sorbonne University and Research Director at Institut du cerveau de Paris, Cécilia Calheiros, PhD in sociology, specialist in transhumanism
On February 20th, 2024
6 min reading time
Sylvain Ferrand
π Science and technology π Society

How to recreate sound virtually in 3D

Sylvain Ferrand, Research engineer at Centre de mathématiques appliquées at École Polytechnique (IP Paris), François Alouges, Professor at Centre de mathématiques appliquées at École Polytechnique (IP Paris), Philippe Le Borgne, Co-founder and developer of ConnectSuit
On February 20th, 2024
4 min reading time
Victor Court
π Planet π Energy

Low carbon energies still depend on fossil fuels, slowing the energy transition

Victor Court, Lecturer at IFP School and Research Associate at Chaire Énergie & Prospérité
On February 14th, 2024
4 min reading time
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π Energy π Industry

What mineral resources lie beneath the French soil?

Pierre-Alexandre Reninger, Geophysicist at the French Geological and Mining Research Bureau (BRGM), Matthieu Chevillard, metallogenic geologist at the French National Geological Survey (BRGM)
On February 14th, 2024
5 min reading time
Patricia Crifo
π Planet π Geopolitics

Water security: a local issue with international impact

Patricia Crifo, Professor of Economics at École Polytechnique (IP Paris), Researcher at CREST (CNRS) and Associate Researcher at CIRANO, Maxime Elkington, Masters student in "Economics for smart cities and climate policy" at École Polytechnique (IP Paris)
On February 14th, 2024
7 min reading time
Maria Eugenia Sanin
π Industry π Economics π Geopolitics

Electric vehicles: Europe is chasing lithium closer to home

María Eugenia Sanin, Lecturer in economics at Université Paris Saclay and coordinator of the Sectoral Policies group at the Energy and Prosperity Chair.
On February 7th, 2024
3 min reading time