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9/11 -The collapse of the WTC Twin Towers: the scientific conclusions
After the tragic collapse of the Twin Towers on September 11th 2001, the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST), was commissioned to investigate the failure of the two towers to withstand the hijacked aircrafts’ crashes. The conclusion of their scientific investigation led to modifications of building codes intending to make them more fireproof. Nevertheless, a large group of mechanical engineers and architects from the US contest the scientific results. They ask for a new and independent study of the case and support the conspiracy theory.
A portrait of the astronomer-engineer and humanist, Pierre Fedou
After reading a brief article in Science et vie (Science and life) on his idea of ‘Pulp Vision’, an amusing scroll through his personal yet professional site, and a reading of his blog where one can admire both photos of motorbikes and images of the visual display panel installed on a telescope we decided to meet the author to find out more about his scientific projects. As we ask to meet with him, he apologises for his late reply: “I’m at the top of a mountain for an observation!” We meet with Pierre Fedou, astronaut-engineer and humanist.
Artificial Intelligence and home automation: Putting the human (back) at the centre of technological development
How do you make a group of intelligent agents communicate in a way that artificially copies human reasoning? How do you create artificial intelligence (AI) to substitute a virtual entity for a real entity? Informatics is a universe in perpetual evolution on a number of levels, including aspects such as material, software and design. Today, informatics is opening up to a new era: an era of ambient intelligence – the human assistance – that, through home automation is slowly changing our habits and improving our daily lives, but also disrupting our societies. This certainly is a progress, but behind this lie questions on the relationship between humans and machines.
Science and Musicology
The 3rd ‘Science and Musicology’ meetings provided the occasion for teachers and students of the Science and Musicology double degree to present their degree as well as their professional opportunities. In the middle of the afternoon, Catherine Rudent, lecturer at Paris-Sorbonne University presented a conference that developed a musicological approach to voices in song. Towards the end of the day, students studying the double degree were offered a pleasant musical moment that varied in style from classical, to post rock and rock. It was an opportunity for all to become familiar with this juncture between science and music.
Working for a national Health Patient Record
France went online with the long-awaited Dossier Medical Personnel (DMP) program by opening a portal to enable physicians in five pilot regions to create Electronic Health Records (EHRs) for patients.
