Corrected baccalaureate philosophy – technological sector: extract from the “Encyclopédie”, by Denis Diderot

Suggested correction: These are possible avenues for dealing with the subject and not the standard copy expected by the proofreaders! Text provided “If I could assure myself that a witness saw well, and that he wanted to tell me the truth, his testimony for me would become infallible: it is only in proportion to the … Read more

“White Noise” on Netflix: Ecological disaster and technological angst

Noah Baumbach unveils a rare, complete, touching and terrifying comedy, on the verge of many genres and an ecological and technological disaster. In Blacksmith, Ohio, Jack Gladney is a renowned college professor specializing in Adolph Hitler and the Third Reich, alongside a gargantuan and engaging faculty panel. Wearing his long black felt toga and his … Read more

Chinese conservatism, a threat to technological innovation?

Can we innovate in a conservative society? This question is old. “Any innovation presents itself ten, a hundred times in front of the obstacle to be overcome, it is the war of lost opportunities”, said the historian Fernand Braudel, evoking the idea that technological inventions largely preceded industrial revolutions, but generally failed to find fertile … Read more