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Karine Clément
π Health and biotech π Society

Vicious cycles of obesity: a game of biological and social dynamics

Karine Clément, Professor of Nutrition at Sorbonne University and Medical Doctor, Jean-Pierre Poulain, Professor of Sociology at the University of Toulouse Jean Jaurès
On September 13th, 2022
5 min reading time
Pierre Henriquet
π Space

Photonic propulsion: visit the Solar System by sail

Pierre Henriquet, Doctor in Nuclear Physics and Columnist at Polytechnique Insights
On September 13th, 2022
5 min reading time
Sacha Altay
π Society

Disinformation: emergency or false problem?

Sacha Altay, post-doctoral fellow at the University of Oxford within the Reuters Institute, Lê Nguyên Hoang, Co-founder and President of Tournesol.app
On September 6th, 2022
5 min reading time
Hélène Lœvenbruck
π Society π Health and biotech

Cognition: do we all think in the same way? 

Hélène Lœvenbruck, CNRS Research Director and Head of the Language team at the Laboratory of Psychology and Neurocognition in Grenoble
On September 6th, 2022
4 min reading time
Jean-Baptiste Fini
π Health and biotech π Society

How to limit the effects of endocrine disruptors on the brains of children

Jean-Baptiste Fini, Professor at the French National Museum of Natural History (MNHN)
On September 6th, 2022
4 min reading time
Andrew Steele
π Planet π Society

Lifespan: what can we learn from these animal-champions?

Andrew Steele, PhD in physics from the University of Oxford, Science Writer and Columnist at Polytechnique Insights
On July 12th, 2022
5 min reading time
Karine Herviou
π Geopolitics π Energy

What are the risks of nuclear power plants in wartime?

Karine Herviou, Deputy Director General in charge of the Nuclear Safety Division of the Institute for Radiation Protection and Nuclear Safety (IRSN), Najmedin Meshkati, Professor of Civil/Environmental Engineering at the University of Southern California (USC), Veronika Ustohalova, Senior Researcher, Nuclear Engineering & Facility Safety at Öko-Institut e.V., Olivier Gupta, Director General of the ASN and President of the Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA)
On July 12th, 2022
6 min reading time
Marc Ammerich
π Industry π Energy π Planet

Nuclear waste: how are sites monitored?  

Marc Ammerich, Expert, Auditor and Consultant in Radiation Protection
On July 6th, 2022
3 min reading time
Manuel Bächtold
π Society

How to cultivate critical thinking

Manuel Bächtold, Lecturer in Epistemology and Didactics of Science at Université de Montpellier, Gwen Pallarès, Lecturer in Science Didactics at Université de Reims Champagne-Ardennes, Céline Schöpfer, PhD student in philosophy at the University of Geneva, Denis Caroti, Doctor of Philosophy on the issue of Critical Thinking
On July 6th, 2022
4 min reading time
Suzy Canivenc
π Digital π Society

Remote working: overcoming preconceptions for the best of both worlds

Suzy Canivenc, Associate researcher at the "Futurs de l’Industrie et du Travail" chair (FIT²) at Mines Paris
On June 29th, 2022
5 min reading time