Tag: Science and Health
Mummies: an exhibition questions us about our relationship to death
By definition, there are two kinds of successful exhibitions: those that impress by the richness of what they present and those that raise questions by making those who come out…
Covid-19 slows but hospitals still saturated by triple epidemic
The ninth wave of Covid-19 begins to fall. On December 19, there were 50,602 new cases of Covid-19 in France, according to weekly data from Public Health France. A figure…
Explosion of Covid cases in China: what impact on Europe?
China has gone from a “zero Covid” strategy to… no plan. At the beginning of December, faced with the increase in contamination and the thousands of demonstrators in the streets…
Avian flu: why the epidemic will last
The vaccine was the last chance to save French poultry farms from the spread of the avian influenza epidemic, which is hitting the country in extraordinary proportions. However, according to…
Those who want to “decolonize” a science deemed too “Western”
“Indigenous knowledge can help advance scientific knowledge in some ways, but it is not science.” Published July 31, 2021 in the New Zealand weekly Listen, a column entitled “In defense…
“Beware of your brain”, a small manual of self-defense against cognitive biases
How to avoid errors of reasoning? This subject, studied at least since ancient Greece, has experienced great progress since the 1960s and 1970s and the development of research in psychology…
Covid-19: what will the new Sanofi vaccine which arrives in pharmacies be used for?
It arrives this Thursday in pharmacies, exactly two years behind the race for the first vaccines: the anti-Covid reminder from the French transnational company Sanofi will be available in pharmacies,…
Avian flu: why is the current epidemic the worst ever observed in Europe?
This is a dizzying figure, equivalent to the population of France in the early 1970s. Between October 2021 and November 2022, 50 million poultry were slaughtered on European soil, according…
Sleep and connected objects: between scams and real benefits
It is a small pebble with enticing promises. Placed on the bedside table, it projects a blue light on the ceiling which should normally help us fall asleep better. Unfortunately…
Flu, bronchiolitis, Covid-19: how are these epidemics evolving a few days before Christmas?
For them, the turkey, the log and the seafood will be enjoyed between two courses. As France prepares to experience its first Christmas without health restrictions against Covid-19, a “certain…