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A cobblestone in an increasingly murky scientific pond

A cobblestone in an increasingly murky scientific pond

This cobblestone in the pond is the publication of an article (1) in which it is shown that a new class of biological products designed to improve non-leguminous crops by fixing atmospheric nitrogen has no scientific basis.

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Impossible Equations

Impossible Equations

Often, equations embellish the stories we tell, giving them an aspect of truth. However, this is not always the case and, here too and too often, simplicity invites to oversimplification, even to populism and falsehood.

A few examples …

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An example of rationality about the climate

An example of rationality about the climate

In today’s climate of absence of debate on the climate issue, some contribute to build up well funded opinions, and others just claim beliefs and dogmas in the general medias and at the COP22 conference in Marrakesh.

Prof Judith Read more

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Sciences which aren’t

Sciences which aren’t

Next to the hard sciences are the human sciences; there are also supra-sciences, those who agglomerate scientific bases and combine them with complex connections. Are they really sciences? Read more
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Spéculations métaphysiques

Spéculations métaphysiques

(Sorry, no translation available for such speculative ideas)

Si le temps ne se déroulait pas de manière linéaire ?

Il n’y aurait pas de début nécessaire, ni de fin inexorable.

Le big-bang aurait peut-être eu lieu mais en Read more

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Sortir du nucléaire au détriment des générations futures ?

Sortir du nucléaire au détriment des générations futures ?

La sortie du nucléaire a été décidée. Mesure-t-on toutes les conséquences de décréter une technologie de pointe comme prématurément obsolète, ainsi que les compétences, connaissances et expertises qui lui sont liées ? C'est une manière de couper définitivement la branche sur laquelle on est assis, se rendre dépendant et intellectuellement pauvre, auto-goal incohérent, désastreux et irresponsable. Read more
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