An Institute for the Mathematics of Planet Earth has just been launched in France. In this article for ICIAM Dianoia, David Lannes interviews the two directors, Laure St-Raymond and Arnaud Guillin.
The UN general assembly has proclaimed the Decade of Ocean Science for Sustainable Development (2021-30). The French National Centre for Scientific Research (CNRS) is among the world's leading research institutions. Its scientists explore the living world, matter, mathematics, the universe, and the functioning of human societies in order to meet the major challenges of today and tomorrow. How does this institution plan to address the specific issue of the ocean, and what role may mathematics play?
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