Transport, Still Too Dependent on Petrol
We collectively failed to put in place sufficient economic incentives to initiate the necessary transformation of our transport. Despite som
”Digital Humanities” in school
The humanities become digital in labs and businesses, blurring a harmful barrier between human and social sciences, and so-called hard scien
Lennon, McCartney? Statisticians Identify Who Composed In My Life
Statisticians identify who, from Lennon or McCartney, is the composer of In My Life, applying to music data analysis techniques commonly use
Romancing the Phantom Particle
The international Xenon project is the most sensitive experiment in the world devoted to hunting WIMPs. Buried under the Italian Gran Sasso
Ethics or Scientific Integrity Committees: What’s the Difference?
Life in the laboratory is what is now referred to as scientific integrity, while the role of the scientist in the world is the ethic of rese
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
A Question of Taste
The taste determines a specific behavior. The goal of systems neuroscience is to understand how neural activity and circuits connecting brai
Reinventing the Smart City
The digitization of the city should not be an opportunity for a loss of control over policies. The city is, and must remain, primarily at th
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
Anonymity, Confidentiality, Transparency: Which to Choose?
Despite the misdeeds of opacity, total transparency is harmful when people are being judged. Anonymity is also not desirable, one can not de
