Learning without predefined objectives
What if we did things differently than with educational objectives? With no objectives, less stress and more creativity. Let's give it a try?
Animals that listen and are not stupid
To what extent can our animals understand us? Can they distinguish languages? Are they sensitive to words or sounds? Why does the snake stand up to the snake charmer? So many questions about our animal friends, not so stupid!
Resilient metropolises: sobriety, imagination and citizen participation
How can a metropolis be resilient? The colloquium organized by POPSU (Plate-forme d'observation des projets et stratégies urbaines), which took place at the National Assembly and at a distance in January 2021, provided many avenues. Here are a few of them, based on the commons, collective imagination, sobriety and the great Italian cities of the Renaissance.
Balance and happiness
Teaching students a sense of balance in their lives. It's an important social issue, as it affects well-being and happiness by eliminating unhealthy stress.
Wise use of myopic and monomaniacal A.I.s
In the world of artificial intelligence, anthropomorphisms aren't very popular: we prefer "narrow-minded" to "mono-maniacal" and "focused" to "myopic". Where do we place ethics in the practical use of artificial intelligence? Where else but at school could we learn to do so?