Scientific themes

Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi
Subjects

Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi, a suffragette doctor!

Mary Corinna Putnam Jacobi was an American physician and writer. All her life, she fought for the education of women. Thanks to her, many female students were able to enter university, a field that was previously reserved for men. […]

Inventors

Emmy Noether, from mathematics to the name of a moon crater

A friend of Einstein and the source of many great theorems, Emmy Noether is a mathematician who became famous only after her death. Her research work has left its mark on the history of mathematics, and her life’s journey in a male-dominated world is worth a visit. […]

Animals

Why fear wolves?

The fear of the big bad wolf, maintained since the Middle Ages by tales and fables, is linked to the fear of our own animal impulses. But the wolf is practically harmless for the Man […]

Artistic

When the intelligence of plants is exploited by robots. Discover the Plant Fever exhibition at the Centre d’Innovation et de Design in Grand-Hornu.

Plants do not have a brain or nervous system like us. And yet, researchers show that they are gifted with intelligence. Defending themselves against aggression, finding their food, or communicating through their roots, these are all incredible elements that demonstrate the intelligence of plants.
But it is not only scientists who are interested in the plant kingdom. Artists too are amazed at their prowess. So much so that they are inspired by the intelligence of nature to create new, revolutionary, and breathtaking objects or tools. Plant Fever is an exhibition that bears witness to the power of plants… that human is trying to mimic. […]