Tag: Science
“But yes, it works, homeopathy: I tested!” What to answer to your sister-in-law on Sunday noon?
“I know that this treatment works on me, I don’t need scientific studies to demonstrate its effectiveness.” Anyone who upholds the principles of evidence-based medicine hears this phrase with unfailing…
The bright future of gene therapy, by Pr Alain Fischer
More than sixty years ago, knowledge of genes and the properties of DNA led to the emergence of the concept of gene therapy. The first idea was to apply it…
Would you have had the college patent in 1955? Test yourself with the history and science tests of the time
Is the college patent an easy exam to pass today? Were the tests more demanding in 1955? You only have to judge for yourself the exercises of the time. It…
Missing submarine: why is the Titanic so fascinating?
A tragic shipwreck and an impossible romance. In 1997, director James Cameron brought these two elements together to bring the drama of Titanic to the big screen. Since then, the…
Missing submarine near the Titanic: why is the search so difficult?
The race against time continues. Already five days since the submarine Titan, who went on an expedition to the wreck of the Titanic, disappeared at sea with five passengers on…
UFOs, aliens and conspiracy theories: the origins of a media frenzy
Ninety years, without anything filtering? In 1933, Mussolini’s men reportedly picked up an intact spaceship in great secrecy. The machine, about ten meters high, in the shape of a bell,…
Alternative medicine: an embarrassing imbroglio at the Ministry of Health
In recent years, the Interministerial Mission for Vigilance and the Fight against Sectarian Aberrations (Miviludes) has acted as the last bastion against abuses related to unconventional care. When patients had…
Earthquakes in France: what are the risk areas?
If they are less violent than in other countries, earthquakes do not spare France. Friday, June 16, the west of the country was surprised by an earthquake with a magnitude…
A year later, the morality of “chorizogate”, by Etienne Klein
Today, scientific images circulate urbi et orbi without an explanatory comment always accompanying them. It therefore happens that they are misinterpreted or misunderstood, and it is therefore easy to make…
Risk zones, faults, frequency… What we know about earthquakes in France
If they are less violent than in other countries, earthquakes do not spare France. Friday, June 16, the west of the country was surprised by an earthquake with a magnitude…