«For your health, avoid snacking between meals», «Eat five fruits and vegetables a day», «Stay hydrated», etc. Between solicitude and injunction, our daily infantilization profoundly modifies our behavior. Is the state the only one to blame?
Our society is saturated with directives designed to guide our actions. We need to preserve our autonomy, by remaining responsible adults, i.e. free and aware of what we are.
Usant des codes du jeu vidéo, la gamification rend les tâches peu ludiques du quotidien plus attrayantes. La méthode est efficace. Reste qu’elle infantilise un public adulte, ce qui pose des questions d’ordre social et moral. Exemple dans le domaine de la santé.
Every day, we're inundated with messages that guide our actions. If you need guidance for the simplest tasks of your day, don't worry. This «help» is widely available. Summary of a typical day.
The uproar caused in the highest circles by the appointment of the former boss of «Valeurs actuelles» as director of the «Journal du dimanche» is selective and misplaced indignation. Here's a brief development of the point of view I expressed on RTS on July 4.
When it comes to the protection of personal data, there's a common misconception: why not be digitally transparent if you have nothing incriminating to hide? Let's deconstruct this fallacious argument.
Each month, we feature a column by one of the personalities who give us the pleasure of alternating between the two. Youtuber Ralph Müller, a doctoral student in literature at the University of Geneva, delivers his scathing analysis of a typical contemporary phenomenon.
L’intelligence artificielle inquiète au plus haut niveau. Or, ces nouvelles technologies ne nous portent pas vers des menaces complètement nouvelles. Et si les risques de dérive sont loin d’être nuls, il nous reste plusieurs garde-fous pour prévenir ces abus.
As we approach the 100th issue of our monthly magazine in October, and our tenth anniversary in January, it's time for an interim review of our readership and the reasons for our joy.