For a very long time we have considered plant life as a form of life inferior between the mineral and the animal, that of a vegetative state precisely. Plants were the Lumpenproletariat of life, those that organize the interface between the organic and the inorganic, but whose existence would reflect their function of intermediation:
PlusAccording to research conducted in China on large population samples, air pollution causes a "huge" reduction in intelligence. The findings reveal that the damage caused to society by toxic air is much more profound than the well-known impacts on
PlusThe information was published in China in the Beijing National Science Review on March 27 and revealed to the world by the MIT Review today, April 10. Chinese geneticists are believed to have succeeded in introducing copies of a human gene suspected of playing a role in the development of the brain of monkeys.
PlusThe information had been around the world last November. A Chinese researcher, Jiankui He, alone in his laboratory, reportedly delivered the first two genetically modified babies. Using the CRISPR molecular scissors, he would have intervened on certain genes to prevent these babies from getting HIV.
PlusResearchers have just identified 1016 specific genes associated with intelligence, the vast majority of which were unknown to science. This discovery greatly expands our understanding of the genetic basis of cognitive function. It brings the infinite debate between innate and acquired intelligence back into focus. Directed by geneticist Danielle
PlusAs with any new technology, artificial intelligence is the subject of both hopes and fears, and what it encompasses today presents major challenges (Villani et al., 2018). It also raises profound questions about our own humanity. Will the machine surpass the intelligence of the humans who designed it? What will be the
PlusThe world bestseller by Italian botanist Stefano Mancuso has finally been published in French. L'Intelligence des plantes is a book that stirs. In it, the author multiplies the evidence supporting his sometimes controversial hypothesis: plants are living beings endowed with a certain form of intelligence. If we only discover this truth today,
PlusArtificial intelligence (AI) is on the rise. So much so that its successes, and its conquests, could make it a great threat to humanity. Should man, equipped with his modest natural intelligence, therefore be afraid of (unfair?) competition from AI? Looking into this question exposes us to a few surprises.
PlusBernadette Lecerf-Thomas who was one of the contributors of Up' magazine left us last week after a long illness. As a tribute, we rerun this interview she gave us in 2012. In what way is each of us potentially talented? How can we develop our own talents and
PlusThe experiment was conducted on the brains of frogs. Even tadpoles, to be precise. It involved exposing embryos of the species Xenopus laevis to a mixture of chemicals comparable to that found in the amniotic fluid of most pregnant women. Of these, the most
PlusLa mémoire du futur, un rôle majeur dans la prise de décision… Dans le langage courant, la mémoire fait référence au passé. Or elle n’est pas destinée qu’au rappel du passé, elle est aussi utilisée afin d’imaginer le futur. Nous nous projetons dans le futur grâce à notre mémoire. Aller
PlusCinq pistes pour apprendre à décider autrement. L’intelligence humaine fait la Une. Dans son dernier film Luc Besson propose une fantasmagorie spectaculaire sur l’intelligence humaine et son potentiel de développement. Si le cinéaste a besoin d’une drogue pour que son héroïne réalise d’incroyables exploits, l’être lambda peut, plus sobrement, tenter
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