Private interests sometimes indulge in disrupting scientific knowledge. The study of these strategies with human sciences’ methods is called agnotology. In today’s event, we will discuss this matter from the perspective of scientists who were directly confronted with this kind of practice. We will …
L’analogie entre le vivant et l’ordinateur a été introduite avec circonspection par Schrödinger, et s’est largement propagée depuis, rarement avec un sens technique précis. Les critiques sur cette perspective sont nombreuses. Nous insisterons sur le fait que cette perspective est mobilisée pour justifier…
The term "disruption" is commonly used in the literature to describe anthropogenic damages on ecosystems and life cycles. However, this notion has not been conceptualized and theorized as such. Here we will focus on the specific case of plant-pollinators networks and their disruption by climate change…
Depuis deux ans, le philosophe Bernard Stiegler, récemment disparu, a initié une recherche-action sur la prévention aux effets des écrans chez les enfants, pilotée par l’IRI (Institut de Recherche et d’Innovation du Centre Pompidou). Une série d’ateliers est menée au sein de la PMI Pierre Sémard de…
Why should we invest in the concept of entropy to face the challenges of the Anthropocene? Of course, entropy production is a more accurate description of physical processes than energy consumption – and the difference between the two concepts has applications. However, entropy has other ramifications…
In their presentation, the scientists provide background on CLARITY-BPA, the setup of their mammary gland study, and a detailed discussion of the analytical and statistical methods applied. They explain that their study shows clear statistical evidence of non-monotonic dose-response curves (NMDRC) …
Since the Wingspread conference in 1991, endocrine disruptors are an active field of research and concern for public health. This workshop aims to discuss the notion of disruption in the context of endocrine disruptors.
Technological developments in genomics and other omics methods originated the idea that precise measurements of these biological properties could lead to better therapeutic strategies. However, precision does not entail accuracy. Scientific accuracy requires a theoretical framework to understand the…