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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.
Melanoma: what the benefit of the personalised intismeran vaccine measuresA phase 3 trial shows a gain in recurrence-free survival after surgery. The results relate to high-risk melanomas and do not yet prove that patients live longer.
Maglev: what separates a test record from a passenger trainAt Donghu, a test platform propelled a small vehicle to 800 km/h. The CRRC maglev designed for 600 km/h is on a different scale: that of a trainset and its systems.
Living neurons and computing: what the CL1 prototype shows in SingaporeTwenty units combining cells and electronics were presented in Singapore in August 2026. The prototype opens up a field for experimentation; it does not demonstrate general superiority over AI systems.
Nostalgia: preferring 1975 does not prove life was betterA poll about the era in which people would like to have been born and the memory of an experience are not telling the same story. Here’s how to tell them apart.
Salima Bouayad Agha: preparing to swim the Channel with a purposeAt 67, the swimmer covered the distance from Dover to Sangatte on 3 October. Her accounts shed light on preparing for open-water swimming and her commitment to France Parkinson.
The Celts: what archaeology reveals behind the clichésBehind the warrior stereotypes, excavations reveal towns, craftspeople and exchanges between regions. From Bibracte to Lavau, what archaeology tells us about the Celts.