Tag: Science
local IPCCs to act against climate change
In this episode of La Loupe, Charlotte Baris analyzes the political and financial challenge surrounding the launch of local IPCCs with Baptiste Langlois, journalist in the Sciences department of L’Express,…
Elon Musk seen by Kim Stanley Robinson: “His Martian dream is bad science fiction”
Kim Stanley Robinson could have invented Musk: in a soberly titled short story Elon, the author would have told the story of a somewhat perched engineer, who became captain of…
To take care of his health, Charles III appoints… a follower of alternative therapies
The British royal household has its own team of doctors, who are available 24 hours a day to ensure the health of the royal family. They are led by the…
Sexual photos sent without consent: a common practice… among women too
“Send Nude!”. On social networks, these two English words (“send a nude!”) have become an extremely popular humorous expression. Beyond the joke, it is also a marker of a fairly…
UN agency calls for urgent adoption of ‘blue pact’ to protect oceans
In its latest report, the UNCTAD (United Nations Conference on Trade and Development) calls for the adoption of a global “blue pact” for the oceans. The goal? Sustainable use of…
Womb blessing, placenta recipes… Doulas, when alternative pregnancy goes wrong
When Gabriela’s water broke, she rushed to her phone. At the end of the line, neither ambulance nor midwife. Just the reassuring voice of Alix, her “doula”. A handywoman, found…
Boosting AI with Human Neurons: The Fascinating Prospects of “Organoid Intelligence”
Artificial intelligence (AI) continues to fascinate. The most recent machine learning models, such as ChatGPT or Dall-e are particularly impressive. These tools manage to answer complex questions in detail, to…
HPI in school failure, more creative dyslexics… Ending the myth of a just world
In psychology, everyone has an opinion. Researchers are therefore often confronted with surprising beliefs. Like the one that has become popular in recent years and according to which “gifted” children,…
new avenues to explain the long Covid
A new track is emerging to explain the long Covid. New work carried out by Inserm research teams from Paris-Cité University in collaboration with the University of Minho in Braga…
The world of science is talking about Fulya Kıroğlu! Changed the perception of black holes, praised in the US and UK
Turkish doctoral student Fulya Kıroğlu, who studies astrophysics at Northwestern University in Illinois, USA, changed the perception about black holes with her work. In the study that the scientific world…