A new study published in the scientific journal Cerebral Cortex found that your brain actually plays a pivotal role in the relationship between odours and long-term memories. How do nostalgic
Archive for January 2018
Five lessons from the life of Marie Curie on the relationship between science and society
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The scientist Maria Sklodowska Curie was born in 1867. There have been numerous tributes to her on this 150th anniversary of her birth. But what lessons should be learned from
China and the EU are fighting about the future of their Partnership on Climate Change, as China’s greenhouse gas emissions surge once again. China, however, is on the verge of
An amendment in the European Parliament’s draft of the ePrivacy Regulation could ban ad-blocker detectors – a risky move for the already fragile website hosting business. Ad-blockers are putting a
A new study from an international team of psychologists and neuroscientists suggest that humans are hardwired to favour leaning to the right while kissing a romantic partner. A new academic
A court in The Hague ruled against an attempt to force the Dutch state to do more to comply with EU emissions limits. Last August, environmental organization Milieudefensie, the Dutch
December 6th, 2001: rue d’Ulm, Paris. I crossed the threshold of the President’s office at the Curie Institute, where I was to spend twelve years, the most exciting and fruitful