Section: Society

What if the end of the world was good news?

What if the end of the world preached by hardcore ecologists and other Johannine prophets was actually good news? Who would regret it for a second if no human being had to listen to the threatening injunctions of the Northern Goddess? And that's not all - take a look at the following.
«Traces de passages», a mirror of our thirst for immortality

«Traces de passages», a mirror of our thirst for immortality

The Lausanne train station is expanding, and to do so, it needs more space. But how do you find more space when you're in the heart of a saturated city, where every inch of space is already being used? The answer is the same as when you're in charge of organizing the next Olympic Games: evict the tenants and destroy their living space! Some had only been there a few months, others for almost a lifetime. All welcomed us warmly at number 26 rue du Simplon, where the «Traces de passages» exhibition was taking place.
#jesuismaurice

#jesuismaurice

The case caused quite a stir in the Kingdom of France. It's the story of Maurice the rooster, whose early-morning squawk annoyed a retired couple.
Vincent Heidelberg: «We explore space to better understand the Earth».»

Vincent Heidelberg: «We explore space to better understand the Earth».»

Vincent Heidelberg, whom nobody knows by that name and whom we'll refer to by his Twitter handle «Vicnet» (@AstroVicnet), has made a name for himself on YouTube thanks to his talents as a science popularizer, creating the «Stardust» channel. At the time of writing, the channel had 221,048 subscribers. On the occasion of the fiftieth anniversary of Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin's first steps on the Moon, we meet this videographer and parachutist who is captivated by space and airplanes.
The reveries of the solitary paleologist

The reveries of the solitary paleologist

Les paléontologues étudient les restes d'être vivants et leur évolution historique. Pourquoi ne pas faire de même avec le Paléo Festival? Il y en a, des restes d'êtres humains, dans cette boue. C'est un terreau plutôt fertile pour se lancer dans une petite analyse sociologique. Place à la paléologie.