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A Medieval Treasure Discovered in Cluny
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11.14.2017 |
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Archaeology
A major cultural and religious hub of medieval Europe, the Abbey of Cluny has yet to reveal all of its secrets. Archaeologists at the site have recently discovered a hoard of gold and silver dating from the 12th century, hidden in the old infirmary. Among many types of coins, the cache contained precious Islamic dinars.
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Marie Curie, Pioneer and Double Nobel Prize Winner
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11.15.2017 |
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Physics
Marie Curie was born on 7 November 1867, almost 150 years to the day. While a host of events are planned this year to celebrate her brilliant achievements, including a large exhibition at the Panthéon in Paris, CNRS historian Denis Guthleben looks back at her career, marked among other things by two Nobel Prizes in two different disciplines.
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Mapping Our Way Out of Disaster
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11.10.2017 |
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Imaging
When natural or human-induced disasters strike, emergency services have to race against the clock to bring timely support to populations in trouble. First off the blocks are crisis-mappers—like those at the SERTIT—whose vital role is to track a catastrophe’s impact so that aid can follow.
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The Ethics and Morals of Self-driving Cars
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11.07.2017 |
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Psychology When a car accident is unavoidable, is it better to sacrifice the lives of passengers or pedestrians? It is on this type of moral dilemmas that the "Moral Machine" simulator developed by the cognitive psychologist Jean-François Bonnefon, will test you. |
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A Carousel for Science
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11.06.2017 |
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Fluid mechanics The Coriolis rotating platform is the world’s only research structure of its kind devoted to fluid mechanics. First set up in the 1960s at the Laboratoire des écoulements géophysiques et industriels (LEGI) in Grenoble, it was rebuilt in 2014 with enhanced performance. It enables scientists from... |
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The Boom and Bust of Spanish Bricks
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10.24.2017 |
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Sociology Bricks, the first film by sociologist Quentin Ravelli, was released in October. This documentary about the Spanish financial crisis offers vivid insights into the plight of victims of toxic loans along with an overview of the capitalist financial system. |
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Versailles, from one Century to the Next
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11.09.2017 |
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History The Palace of Versailles has always been enlarged and converted to meet the needs of each successive sovereign. The Verspera project aims to create a 3D model of the Palace as it was throughout the ages, by digitizing thousands of plans. In a special preview, CNRS News unveils Mignard’s Gallery,... |
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The New Masters of Time
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10.13.2017
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Physics 50 years ago, on October 13, 1967, the second—the unit of time—was no longer defined by stars, but by atoms. In this quest for precision, scientists are now inventing the clocks of the future, that will let us express time with greater accuracy, and also revisit the fundamental laws of physics.... |
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Overloaded Ecosystems
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10.20.2017 |
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Environment An environmental disaster in Brittany, blooms of green algae provide evidence of a rapidly-growing occurrence caused by pollution: eutrophication. A scientific report published on 19 September 2017 sheds light on the causes, risks and ways of containing a phenomenon that takes place when aquatic... |
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