Every month, former Federal Councillor Pascal Couchepin shares a piece of reading that has struck a chord with him.
Drawing on Vaclav Smil, Pascal Couchepin advocates an approach to ecological challenges based on facts rather than rhetoric. Every month, the former Federal Councillor shares a piece of reading that has caught his attention.
In his new book «Pax atomica?», based on thirty years of experience, demographer Bruno Tertrais retraces the history of the nuclear bomb and defends the idea that it has been and will remain a factor of peace between states... With a few nuances.
Etienne de La Boétie wrote this 16th-century text between the ages of 16 and 18, and according to Pascal Couchepin, there's «something refreshing» about it. Every month, the former federal councillor shares a reading that struck a chord with him.
«Si le XVIe siècle fut celui des grandes découvertes géographiques, le XVIIe, lui, vécut un début de mondialisation.» Tous les mois, l’ancien conseiller fédéral Pascal Couchepin partage une lecture qui l’a interpelé.
Each month, we feature a column by one of the personalities who give us the pleasure of alternating between the two. Current affairs, history, politics and philosophy: former Federal Councillor Pascal Couchepin's readings.
Le dernier essai de Raphaël Gaillard, «L’Homme augmenté», offre une approche sérieuse de l’IA, reconnaissant à la fois ses risques et ses opportunités.
Each month, we feature a column by one of the personalities who give us the pleasure of alternating between the two. Current affairs, history, politics and philosophy: former Federal Councillor Pascal Couchepin's readings.
Each month, we feature a column by one of the personalities who give us the pleasure of alternating between the two. Current affairs, history, politics and philosophy: former Federal Councillor Pascal Couchepin's readings.
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