The most renowned French specialists in their fields have contributed to the fifth volume in the series of lectures “L’Université de tous les savoirs”.

The present collection sheds light on the issues raised by computer technology, communications, energy, space exploration and development, materials, pollution, risk-taking, education and training.

With contributions by Jean-François Abramatic, Paul Acker, Jean-Pierre Balpe, Bertrand Barré, Gérard Berry, Hughes Bersini, Pierre Bétin, Jacques Blamont, Pierre Caspar, Laurent Cohen-Tanugi, Hubert Curien, Pierre-Joël Derian, Claudie Andrée-Deshays, Jean-Jacques Duby, Alain Ehrenberg, François Ewald, Jean-François Fauvarque, Pierre Gilles de Gennes, Jean-Paul Haton, Bernard Lahire, Pierre Lascoumes, Dominique Lecoq, Jean-Claude Lehman, Jacques Livage, Mauricio Lopez, Gilles Martin, Gérard Mégié, Roland Moreno, François Orivel, Guy Ourisson, Emile Pefferkorn, Joël Pijselman, André Pineau, Joël de Rosnay, Jean-Claude Serrero, Walter Stahel, Jacques Stern, and Lothaire Zilliox.