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Fake news, false information fly into a person. Information war, hybrid war, war in the media space. Cyber warfare, DDoS attack, fakes, hackers and cybercrime, phishing, propaganda.
π Geopolitics π Digital π Society

Ukraine: disinformation on the battleground of a hybrid war

with Carole Grimaud, Expert at the Geneva Geostrategic Observatory and Lecturer in Geopolitics of Russia at Université Paul Valéry, Arnaud Mercier, Professor of Information and Communication at Institut Français de Presse (University of Paris 2 - Assas)
On November 2nd, 2022
7 min reading time
Mass testing for Covid-19 / SARS-CoV‑2 infection concept: Several rapid antigen test kits. One kit in the middle showing a positive result (two lines visible)
π Health and biotech π Science and technology

Covid, pregnancy, heart attack: how to improve tests

with Fanny Mousseau, postdoctoral researcher at LOB* at École Polytechnique (IP Paris)
On October 25th, 2022
5 min reading time
Yellow chair standing out from the crowd. Business concept. 3D rendering
π Society π Economics

Why there is no scientific consensus on the “nudge” 

with Daniel Priolo, Lecturer in Social Psychology at Université Paul-Valéry Montpellier 3, Emma Tieffenbach, PhD in ethics and specialist in the ethics of donation, Audrey Chabal, Journalist and Author
On October 25th, 2022
5 min reading time
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π Energy π Planet

How can aviation possibly meet climate targets? 

with Jérôme Fontane, Lecturer in the Aerodynamics, Energetics and Propulsion Department of ISAE-SUPAERO, Thomas Planès, PhD student at ISAE-SUPAERO
On October 25th, 2022
4 min reading time
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π Planet

Agroecology: the path to agricultural biodiversity

with Denis Couvet, President of the Foundation for Research on Biodiversity and Professor at Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle
On October 18th, 2022
3 min reading time
π Digital π Economics

Researchers are using Google to forecast economic activity

with Anna Simoni, CNRS Director of Research at CREST and Professor of Econometrics and Statistics at ENSAE (IP Pairs)
On October 18th, 2022
4 min reading time
5G industry
π Digital π Industry π Videos

5G and industry: is France falling behind?

with Pierre-Jean Benghozi, Emeritus CNRS Research Director at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), David Glijer, Director of Digital Transformation at ArcelorMittal
On October 18th, 2022
4 min reading time
π Geopolitics π Science and technology

Military drones: current trends in the market

with Laure Colin, PhD student at the Centre for Management Research (I³-CRG*) at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris), Alain Grandjean, Co-founder of Carbone 4 and member of the High Council for the Climate
On October 11th, 2022
5 min reading time
π Society π Health and biotech π Neuroscience

Scientists have identified neurones that transform touch into social bonds

with Amaury François, Research Fellow at Institut de Génomique Fonctionnelle de Montpellier
On October 11th, 2022
5 min reading time
π Health and biotech π Digital

New algorithms predict eyesight loss caused by ageing 

with Maëlle Vilbert, PhD student in physics at LOB* (IP Paris) and Centre Hospitalier National d'Opthalmologie des Quinze-Vingts
On October 11th, 2022
4 min reading time