Reading the Robot Gaze
Social robots are gaining in performance. However, they are still a long way from mastering all aspects of human interaction. At the Gipsa-l
The Delicate Passage From Lab to School
Research in cognitive sciences is providing insights into the best ways of learning to read, write and count. The huge challenge however for
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
Creating a Culture of Innovation
The culture of innovation is driven by two key factors: creative rationality and technical culture. The first moves away from established pa
“Conscientious” innovation
The very idea of full anticipation removes any meaning from the term innovation; if everything can be known in advance, where is the innovat
“The Field of Data Science is Just Starting to Take Shape”
French scientist Stéphane Mallat is a specialist in deep learning algorithms, and is behind the new data sciences chair at the Collège de Fr
The World We Want to Build
Contrary to what we may believe, innovation has not always been seen in a positive light. Plato, the eminent Ancient Greek philosopher of We
Controversial Software Attempts to Read Homosexuality on Faces
The authors claim that the program is able to automatically recognise a homosexual from facial features with more than 91% accuracy. This id
There is No Solitary Genius
We all believe readily in the idea of the lone inventor, who is since the Renaissance a sort of hero. But renowned innovators have always be
