Polytechnique insights A REVIEW BY INSTITUT POLYTECHNIQUE DE PARIS
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Concept of circadian rhythms and their importance to human health, represented by a silhouette against mechanical gears and sunlight through a window. Generated AI.
π Neuroscience π Health and biotech

How do our bodies tune into the Sun's rhythm?

with Claude Gronfier, Researcher in Chronobiology at Inserm's Centre de Recherche en Neurosciences de Lyon
On March 19th, 2025
4 min reading time
Powerful gust of wind symbolized by dynamic, swirling lines enveloping an open laptop that displays lines of open-source code on the screen
π Digital π Society π Science and technology

How open-source AI could modernise public services

with Christophe Gaie, Head of the Engineering and Digital Innovation Division at the Prime Minister's Office, Laurent Denis, Technical Architect in the Prime Minister's Office
On March 19th, 2025
6 min reading time
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π Industry π Space

IRIS2: everything you need to know about this new European constellation

with Jean-Pierre Diris , Interministerial Coordinator for France on IRIS² and GOVSATCOM
On March 11th, 2025
5 min reading time
π Planet

Climate change increases the risk of landslides

with Gilles Grandjean, Co-Director of France 2030 Scientific Program Risques (IRiMa)
On March 11th, 2025
4 min reading time
π Neuroscience π Health and biotech

What effect do screens have on our sleep?

with Russel Foster , Director of the Sleep and Circadian Research Institute at the University of Oxford
On March 11th, 2025
5 min reading time
Two politicians negotiating at a conference table with flags in the background, diplomatic negotiation, international diplomacy
π Geopolitics π Society

How effective is nuclear deterrence today?

with Paul Zajac, Director of Strategic Affairs at CEA
On March 5th, 2025
4 min reading time
Brain symbolizing circadian rhythms over a background split between dark starry night and bright cloudy day
π Neuroscience π Health and biotech

What do we really know about our dreams?

with Delphine Oudiette, Inserm Research Director and Co-Director of DreamTeam at Institut du Cerveau in Paris, Claudia Picard-Deland, Postdoctoral Researcher in the Department of Psychiatry and Addictology at Université de Montréal
On March 5th, 2025
5 min reading time
Mars planet with glowing sun on space
π Space

BepiColombo: revelations from the Mercury mission

with Lina Hadid, Astrophysicist and Researcher at Plasma Physics Laboratory at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)
On March 5th, 2025
4 min reading time
Heartbeat line transforming into a digital AI code, AI role in real-time patient monitoring and heart health management. Advanced AI technology for cardiac care
π Health and biotech π Digital

From cure to prediction: the algorithmic transformation of healthcare

with Etienne Minvielle, Director of the Centre de Recherche en Gestion at Ecole Polytechnique (IP Paris)
On February 26th, 2025
3 min reading time
π Economics π Energy π Industry π Planet

India's transition to electric vehicles

with Peter Wells, Professor of Business and Sustainability at Cardiff University
On February 26th, 2025
4 min reading time