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🔗 Syndrome de Stockholm technologique & l'IA tinyurl.com/3zk4pjuh

🛳 La stratégie russe pour contrôler les ressources en Arctique
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🌏 Migrants connectés tinyurl.com/3b723z8h

06.10.2025 08:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🔗 AI & Stockholm syndrome tinyurl.com/dh777djx

🛳 Russia's strategy to control Arctic resources
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🌏 Connected migrants tinyurl.com/3trrcfsx

06.10.2025 08:20 — 👍 0    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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L'ampleur de la fonte des glaciers mesurée depuis l'espace L'ampleur de la fonte des glaciers mesurée depuis l'espace - Une Tribune à découvrir sur Polytechnique Insights

🧊 Aujourd’hui, grâce aux satellites, les scientifiques disposent d’une cartographie des 220 000 glaciers existants, ce qui leur permet de suivre leur évolution à l’échelle mondiale.

Avec Étienne Berthier (@cnrs.fr) and Fabien Maussion (@bristoluni.bsky.social)

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01.10.2025 09:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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The extent of glacier melt measured from space The extent of glacier melt measured from space – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

🧊 Satellites can now provide mapping and monitoring of changes in nearly 220,000 existing glaciers, enabling scientists to track their evolution on a global scale.

With Étienne Berthier (@cnrs.fr) and Fabien Maussion (@bristoluni.bsky.social)

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01.10.2025 09:24 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Quand l’impression 3D s’invite sur les champs de bataille Quand l’impression 3D s’invite sur les champs de bataille - Une Tribune à découvrir sur Polytechnique Insights

⚙️ L’impression #3D s’invite sur les champs de bataille

Cette technologie est devenue stratégique pour les armées car elle permet de fabriquer et de réparer des pièces.

Avec Éric Charkaluk ( @polytechniqueparis.bsky.social) et Fabien Szmytka (ENSTA @ipparis.bsky.social)

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01.10.2025 07:33 — 👍 2    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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3D printing is set to hit the battlefield 3D printing is set to hit the battlefield – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

⚙️ #3D printing arrives on the battlefield

This technology has become strategic for the armed forces, as it enables them to manufacture repair equipment parts.

With Éric Charkaluk (@polytechniqueparis.bsky.social) and Fabien Szmytka (ENSTA @ipparis.bsky.social)

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01.10.2025 07:31 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Polytechnique Insights est partenaire de « Flops ?! », la nouvelle expo du @museeartsetmetiers.bsky.social !

📅Du 14 octobre 2025 au 17 mai 2026

💡Avec humour et bienveillance, Flops ?! explore l’échec et rappelle la nécessité d'oser, #rater et #innover !

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29.09.2025 09:02 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Flops ?! | Musée des Arts et Métiers Exposition temporaire : Échec, raté, bide, fail, fiasco, déconfiture… le « flop » a de nombreux synonymes. Tant mieux, car il est si fréquent de rater qu’il faut avoir le choix du vocabulaire pour évi...

« Flops ?! », nouvelle expo au #MuAM ! 📅14/10/25-17/05/26 💥 9 innovations sur 10 échouent. Pourquoi ? Peut-on apprendre de ces #flops, parfois devenus #tops ?💡Avec humour et bienveillance, Flops ?! explore l’échec et rappelle la nécessité d'oser, #rater et #innover !
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08.09.2025 18:10 — 👍 10    🔁 7    💬 0    📌 0
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💡 Cette semaine sur @polytech-insights.bsky.social

🪖 L’impression 3D s’invite sur les champs de bataille tinyurl.com/yf8yy2y8

🧊 L’ampleur de la fonte des glaciers mesurée depuis l’espace tinyurl.com/bddttwzz

🇱🇧 Liban : comprendre les défis politiques et humains tinyurl.com/bdfaay3d

29.09.2025 08:16 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🪖 3D printing is set to hit the battlefield tinyurl.com/yma9rrn3

🧊 The extent of glacier melt measured from space tinyurl.com/ydz3xk25

🇱🇧 Lebanon unraveled: political and human challenges tinyurl.com/mrns6y4v

29.09.2025 08:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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AI in Europe: regulation no longer enough, innovation is needed AI in Europe: regulation no longer enough, innovation is needed – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

🇪🇺 In the face of US dominance, Europe can’t rely on regulation alone: it must also innovate.

The case of the Health Data Hub case illustrate EU's dependence on American technology.

With Valérie Peugeot (@sciencespo.bsky.social)

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24.09.2025 08:01 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Can neuroscience solve the mystery of consciousness? Can neuroscience solve the mystery of consciousness? – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

🧠 Can neuroscience solve the mystery of #consciousness?

Recent technological advances nurture the hope of discovering its physical signature and explaining how it works.

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24.09.2025 07:56 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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❄️ Are air conditioners at odds with climate ambitions? tinyurl.com/ychp6s63

🇪🇺 AI in Europe: regulation no longer enough tinyurl.com/4ns4hhkv

💡Neuroscience & the mystery of consciousness tinyurl.com/2s37n7ke

22.09.2025 07:53 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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💡 Cette semaine sur @polytech-insights.bsky.social

🧠 Mettre sur pause l'intuition pour favoriser la réflexion tinyurl.com/fcmrxe4n

🎙 Podcast : dissuasion nucléaire et guerre cognitive tinyurl.com/3hexpjcv

💡 L’IA générative est-elle un gain pour la recherche ? tinyurl.com/3r2vr24a

15.09.2025 08:00 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Generative AI: the risk of cognitive atrophy - Polytechnique Insights Generative AI: the risk of cognitive atrophy – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

👨‍💻 Studies point to the negative impact of generative #AI on our cognitive abilities.

“I don’t think it’s an exaggeration to say that they are driving intellectual, emotional and moral mediocrity on a global scale,” says Ioan Roxin, professor at Marie et Louis Pasteur University.

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23.07.2025 09:43 — 👍 0    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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IA générative : le risque de l’atrophie cognitive IA générative : le risque de l’atrophie cognitive - Une Tribune à découvrir sur Polytechnique Insights

Les #IA génératives peuvent-elle avoir un impact négatif sur nos capacités cognitives et au-delà sur notre santé mentale?
Interview Ioan Roxin de l'université Marie et Louis Pasteur
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09.07.2025 07:01 — 👍 1    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Can green finance weather the Trump storm? Can green finance weather the Trump storm? – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

🌍 Can green finance weather the Trump storm?

The allocation of capital for environment is being called into question, particularly after Donald Trump's return to the forefront.

👇 Full article with Peter Tankov and David Zerbib (ENSAE).
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02.07.2025 09:54 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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🍃 Can green finance vs. the Trump storm? tinyurl.com/3d7876n2

🐄 Eating fewer animals tinyurl.com/y9jw6yhy

🌌 Low orbit satellites could ruin radio astronomy tinyurl.com/mrxjcz6j

30.06.2025 07:36 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Gaia-X: the bid for a sovereign European cloud Gaia-X: the bid for a sovereign European cloud – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

☁️ In face of the hegemony of North American cloud players, the EU launched the Gaia-X project.

The project aims to create an interoperable, secure data infrastructure that complies with European standards.

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24.06.2025 10:07 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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☁️ Gaia‑X: a sovereign European cloud tinyurl.com/frv3em3b

🛰 CO2 emissions: a menace for satellite operations tinyurl.com/435h2t54

🏥 How to improve the hospital system tinyurl.com/2s4kceve

23.06.2025 08:22 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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💶 Taxing the GAFAM tinyurl.com/37udn9ec

🌏 Can insurers save the planet? tinyurl.com/3zzrv95t

🇮🇳 AI: the rise of India and the Gulf States tinyurl.com/yc83a2tu

16.06.2025 07:45 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📲 How profiling influences our behaviour tinyurl.com/bdes3drs

🚀 Space: Europe regains its independence tinyurl.com/mvm895bh

🏢 Data centres: digital tech vs. ecology? tinyurl.com/ypnkbdpx

10.06.2025 08:23 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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📢 Polytechnique Insights est partenaire du festival Double Science !

Double Science est le festival de vulgarisation, où les citoyen·nes célèbrent le partage des sciences et la valorisation de la recherche.

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03.06.2025 08:25 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Is AI doomed to be an energy drain? - Polytechnique Insights Is AI doomed to be an energy drain? – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

⚡️ Whether it’s training a model or making extrapolations, generative AI is very energy intensive.

At @telecomparis.bsky.social a specialized chair is looking at how to reconcile the rise of AI with its energy constraints.

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28.05.2025 07:47 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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From dish to brain, how dopamine influences our behaviour From dish to brain, how dopamine influences our behaviour – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

🧠  For a long time, we thought that triglycerides (large lipids) did not cross the barrier protecting the brain, unlike glucose.

But a 2020 study challenges this idea: lipids may influence our reward system.

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with Giuseppe Gangarossa, Professor at @upcite.bsky.social

27.05.2025 08:51 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Ethical hacking: at the heart of modern cybersecurity Ethical hacking: at the heart of modern cybersecurity – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

🕵️‍♂️ The aim of ethical hacking is to proactively identify system vulnerabilities and prevent their exploitation by malicious actors.

It plays a key role in crisis situations...

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22.05.2025 09:33 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Climate: are electric cars on the right track? Climate: are electric cars on the right track? – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

🔌 Electric vehicles’ share of car sales has grown from 1.6% in 2018 to 10% in 2022.

🌍 But what does this indicator really mean for the fight against global warming?

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With Anne Bortoli (‪@polymtl.bsky.social) and Jean-Philippe Hermine ‪(@iddri.bsky.social)

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21.05.2025 07:33 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Strengths and limits of the Central Bank's digital euro Strengths and limits of the Central Bank's digital euro – Read the column on Polytechnique Insights

💶  In October, the European Central Bank could introduce the digital euro.

This ambitious project could improve transparency and traceability of transactions...

@sorbonneparis1.bsky.social @polytechniqueparis.bsky.social @ipparis.bsky.social

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20.05.2025 07:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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💶 The Central Bank’s digital euro tinyurl.com/5322rkd4

🔌 Are electric cars on the right track? tinyurl.com/y4tsbnws

🔒 Ethical hacking: at the heart of modern cybersecurity tinyurl.com/3ku7t7uw

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