The Web, from People to Objects
Web transactions no longer require human actions. The benefits could be considerable thanks to a wide and varied range of possible invention
Terribly Non-Transitive Dice
A fine analysis of the difference between the arithmetic mean and the median illuminates some aspects of non-transitivity.
Taking Fast Action with Long-Term Results
On the climate issue, we must act very quickly by taking a step back on energy debates because the challenge covers all of our social organi
Is Design Thinking Obsolete?
If design thinking takes out heavy artillery to understand people, it leaves behind the question of the meaning of the society it helps to c
Cyberspace is Here, and Nowhere Else
Internet and the digital world are not spaces apart. It's our real world that has become digital, and that's why it can not be a no-
The Maximum Size of Disorder
Here is a small challenge. A coloring business that does not require any particular artistic talent. It is about combinatorics and logic.
Learning Doped on the Unexpected
If the context of learning is decisive for dissociating knowledge from various subjects, it would be useful to associate the learning time o
Polite Reply to Collective Mail
The multiplication of useless solicitations leads to a cognitive saturation which handicaps our capacities of reaction. In our information s
A New Type of Computer Attack
Hidden channels allow information leakage into computer systems. For example, a spy program forces optimizations to fail, which causes the u
Fighting Chronic Pain
A team of researchers in the United States has identified, almost by accident, a new therapeutic avenue against chronic pain. It involves Ag
