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The physical reality of the digital world
Published on: April 22, 2021
In his novel The Name of the Rose, Umberto Eco describes the organization and storage of data...
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On a global scale, no decoupling is to be expected between GDP and energy consumption
Published on: April 20, 2021
To assess a country's carbon footprint, we take into account not only the emissions...
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Is neoliberalism bad for your health?
Published on: April 16, 2021
The nature of public debates is sometimes surprising for anyone exploring economics;...
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Politicians and scientists join forces to transform food systems
Published on: March 02, 2021
True to its triad of "Nourish, Care, Protect", Muse has established itself as a stronghold of the...
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A new financial instrument to encourage companies to be more virtuous
Published on: February 10, 2021
Faced with global social and environmental challenges, and in particular the threat of global warming...
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Plastic pandemic: a step backwards
Published on: January 22, 2021
The timid wave of "deplastication" that began a few years ago has been overwhelmed by...
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Price transparency could improve the effectiveness of the vaccination campaign
Published on: January 07, 2021
In mid-December, shortly before the start of the Covid-19 vaccination campaign in Europe, Eva...
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Price is not necessarily a sign of product quality
Published on: January 06, 2021
Do prices tell us enough about the quality of goods or services...
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It is through lack that we see the place occupied by culture
Published on: December 07, 2020
As a direct consequence of the health crisis, many festivals have had to cancel their events...
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Consumption: in the Grand-Est region, the crisis has changed the habits of cross-border commuters
Published on: November 27, 2020
An area of cross-border cooperation at the heart of Europe, the Grande Région is made up of...
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What can investors expect from "socially responsible" investment?
Published on: October 19, 2020
Awareness of the damage caused to the environment and the scandals linked to...
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Responsible? Did you say responsible?
Published on: October 16, 2020
Parodying Jacques Prévert's famous line from the film "Drôle de drame" (1937),...
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Festivals: after the earthquake
Published on: September 21, 2020
Arabesques Festival, Montpellier, September 2019 : Sofiane Saïdi then Marcel & Rami Khalife...
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Covid-19, the drop in the bucket?
Published on: August 26, 2020
Demonstrations and crisis in Hong Kong (key platform for wines in Asia) in 2019, Brexit,...
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From Abidjan to Jakarta, how the city reinvents our meals
Published on: August 25, 2020
"Junk food", "MacDonaldization" of the world: the most common imaginings of...
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Metals in short supply: a challenge for tomorrow's societies
Published on: June 16, 2020
Many metals are indispensable for 21st-century technologies, and in particular for...