There are significant meetings, inspiring initiatives, and comforting news. Release tells them. They prove that everywhere and despite everything, we can have fun, innovate, learn, hope. We should definitely not deprive ourselves of them.
How AI is helping to reduce conspiracy beliefs
A US study reveals that dialogues with a generative artificial intelligence interface can reduce the conspiratorial beliefs of its interlocutors, until they abandon them. Conspiracy theorists are not blind to the evidence: the study concludes that “Many people who strongly believe in seemingly unfounded conspiracy theories may change their minds when presented with compelling evidence”. Read the article.
In Groix, the Breton island where black bees do not die
The island of Morbihan is one of the rare places where the subspecies of pollinator bee survives. Around thirty amateur beekeepers ensure its protection while allowing them to move freely in order to promote its resilience against mites and Asian hornets. Read the report.
At sea, near the Saint-Brieuc offshore wind farm: “I’m rather in favour, as long as it has an ecological aspect”
Officially inaugurated this Thursday, September 19, the 62 wind turbines installed in the English Channel after lengthy consultations have aroused the curiosity of locals. Aboard a tourist boat, Liberation went to discover the place that generates the energy consumed by 850,000 inhabitants.
Man with Lou Gehrig’s Disease Controls Virtual Assistant with Brain Implant
Suffering from a serious neurodegenerative disease, a sixty-year-old American man has regained some freedom of action in his home by being able to use Amazon’s Alexa with his mind, according to a press release published Monday by the company Synchron, which manufactures the implants. Read the article.
“DJ Mehdi: Made in France” on Arte.tv, a sampler’s life
Full of invaluable archives, the formidable choral series on the producer who moved from the group 113 to electronic music, tragically deceased in 2011, paints the portrait of an ambitious and unifying music lover. Read the review of the documentary.
Manu Chao’s “Viva Tu” is worth the return
Seventeen years after his last opus, the discreet Franco-Spanish singer with the free tongue returns with a beautiful fifth album. An artisanal and cosmopolitan stroll. Read the review.
“Lost media”: adventurers on the Internet in search of lost files
In trying to find works and documents that have become inaccessible and disappeared from our radars, enthusiasts have gradually become the archaeologists of the Web. Dive into this intriguing community. Read the article.
“We are going where no one wants to go anymore”: in Ukraine, a couple of angels pass through Donbass
He is a repentant criminal, she is an orphan of a drug addict mother. They found faith in the Pentecostal church and have been carrying out humanitarian operations for an NGO in Pokrovsk for weeks, between evacuations and aid distributions. Read the report.
Inoxtag, proof that we all have the right to the top
The YouTuber is a hit with his documentary Kaizen, which traces his Himalayan ascent. An inspiration for thousands of young people who could take on their own challenges, according to journalist Nadir Dendoune. Read his column.
Against bronchiolitis, a new vaccine for pregnant women in addition to treatment for infants
The new immunization campaign against the respiratory disease that affects 30% of children under two each year is starting these days. Beyfortus, a preventive medicine available in maternity wards and pharmacies, as well as a new product for expectant mothers, are now available. Read the article.
