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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Science et recherche : la vidéo qui oppose Sarkozy à Obama
Sarkozy et Obama n’ont pas exactement le même discours sur la recherche. C’est ce qu’un jeune chercheur a voulu démontrer en superposant deux de leurs interventions dans une vidéo postée sur YouTube. Le résultat : un président Obama offensif et remotivant, … Continue reading
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Obama’s speech to the US National Academy of Sciences
At such a difficult moment, there are those who say we cannot afford to invest in science. That support for research is somehow a luxury at a moment defined by necessities. I fundamentally disagree. Science is more essential for our … Continue reading
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A good old story of “curiosity-driven” research
“…. the great Michael Faraday, one of the giants that helped shape our modern understanding of electricity and magnetism. He was asked by the British Chancellor (Gladstone at the time) about what was the use of this electricity he was … Continue reading
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