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Nicolas Flamel: how a Parisian bourgeois became a legendary alchemistA house, an epitaph and books written after his death: the Cluny exhibition helps distinguish the historical figure from the stories that transformed him.
Core Advanced: what do the 2 GB of memory really measure?Apple’s model has 20 billion parameters, but a reading taken after a prompt shows around 2 GiB. These figures do not measure the same thing: one describes the entire model, the other a memory state observed on a particular Mac.
After Trappes: what can be established about hate speech and violenceIn the National Assembly, responsibility for words has become a political battleground. Yet the investigation has established no direct link with a political party: research urges us to distinguish collective influence from individual causation.
Éclats de guerre: Patrick Chauvel, from reporting to narrativePublished on 21 October 2026, Patrick Chauvel’s book extends in written form a body of witness work whose 380,000 images are held at the Mémorial de Caen.
J. K. Rowling and trans rights: how a position became a political campaignSince 2019, J. K. Rowling has moved from commenting on social media to funding legal action. Her journey sheds light on a British disagreement in which sex-based rights, gender identity and protection from discrimination intersect without being one and the same.
Jean Amrouche: the interview serial, a work in two voicesIn 1949, his conversations with André Gide established a serial format on the radio in which preparation mattered as much as conversation. The archives help us understand the method.
La Mort devant soi: Rose-Marie Lagrave turns old age into an investigationAn introduction to Rose-Marie Lagrave’s autobiographical investigation into old age, dependency and care relationships, based on an extract and the contents page.
Sanguine: giving burnout a bodyMarion Le Corroller explains her choice of body horror for her first film, starring Mara Taquin and Karin Viard. A screening is scheduled in Luxembourg on 28 October.
Treatment-resistant depression: where do esketamine and psilocybin stand?A medicine already authorised in Europe, and research protocols still to be assessed: these two avenues do not offer the same points of reference. Benefits, risks and care framework must be considered together.
Jacinda Ardern in Sydney: sharing experience of powerAppointed at the University of Sydney in October 2026, the former Prime Minister is continuing a path that began at Harvard and then Oxford. Her role will combine speaking engagements and mentoring.
Jean-François Lemaire: physical effects also shape the lightStage smoke can transform lighting. The work of Jean-François Lemaire and film tests show what happens before the final image.
Claude Cohen-Tannoudji: cooling atoms to understand them betterThe physicist, who died on 22 October 2026 aged 93, helped turn light into a tool for controlling atoms. His legacy brings together experiments, theory and teaching.