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Global warming and climate change concept. Generative AI
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
Battery’s Essential Metals and Minerals. AI
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)
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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)
Voiture électrique en train de recharger à une borne, câble de recharge connecter
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.
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π Science and technology π Digital

Demystifying generative AI: true, false, uncertain

Laure Soulier, Senior Lecturer at Sorbonne University in the "Machine Learning and Information Access" team
The ghost in your computer is watching you, malware invading your system
π Digital π Society

Will we live on in the form of virtual avatars?

Laurence Devillers, Professor of Artificial Intelligence at Sorbonne University
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π Economics π Planet

Why COP28 was a critical conference for small island states

Patricia Crifo, Professor of Economics at École Polytechnique (IP Paris), Researcher at CREST (CNRS) and Associate Researcher at CIRANO, Stefano Dall'Aglio, Masters student in "Economics of smart cities and climate policies" at École Polytechnique (IP Paris)
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π Planet π Society

The animals with whom we share our cities

Benoit Pisanu, Ecology researcher at MNHN
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π Science and technology π Health and biotech

A portable ultrasound scanner for the early detection of breast cancer

Canan Dagdeviren, Associate Professor of Media Arts and Sciences at MIT Media Lab
Prescription opioids, with bottle of many pills on the mirror light table. Concept of addiction, opioid crisis, overdose and medicine shopping. High quality image
π Health and biotech

PrEP: preventing HIV infection without a vaccine

Tania Louis, PhD in biology and Columnist at Polytechnique Insights