Maxence Layet
Encyclopedia
Maxence Charles Layet, born in 1971, is a is a French science
and technology
journalist and author.
. He has been investigating futurology
about virtual world
s, cybernetics
, greentech
, electromagnetic
s, warfare and pollution
s.
In 2010, he is expected to publish a new book Electocultures and free energies ( Électrocultures et énergies libres), exploring the influence between electric
and magnetic field
s on plants.
, 2009.
Science
Science is a systematic enterprise that builds and organizes knowledge in the form of testable explanations and predictions about the universe...
and technology
Technology
Technology is the making, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, systems or methods of organization in order to solve a problem or perform a specific function. It can also refer to the collection of such tools, machinery, and procedures. The word technology comes ;...
journalist and author.
Biography
Maxence Layet was consultant at France TélécomFrance Télécom
France Telecom S.A. is the main telecommunications company in France, the third-largest in Europe and one of the largest in the world. It currently employs about 180,000 people and has 192.7 million customers worldwide . In 2010 the group had revenue of €45.5 billion...
. He has been investigating futurology
Futurology
Futures studies is the study of postulating possible, probable, and preferable futures and the worldviews and myths that underlie them. There is a debate as to whether this discipline is an art or science. In general, it can be considered as a branch under the more general scope of the field of...
about virtual world
Virtual world
A virtual world is an online community that takes the form of a computer-based simulated environment through which users can interact with one another and use and create objects. The term has become largely synonymous with interactive 3D virtual environments, where the users take the form of...
s, cybernetics
Cybernetics
Cybernetics is the interdisciplinary study of the structure of regulatory systems. Cybernetics is closely related to information theory, control theory and systems theory, at least in its first-order form...
, greentech
Greentech
Greentech could refer to:* Cleantech* Green technology, also called environmental technology* GreenTech ITM, a Roswell, Georgia based company that creates modular turf systems...
, electromagnetic
Electromagnetic
Electromagnetic may refer to:* Electromagnetism* Electromagnetic field* Electromagnetic force* Electromagnetic radiation* Electromagnetic induction* Electromagnetic spectrum...
s, warfare and pollution
Pollution
Pollution is the introduction of contaminants into a natural environment that causes instability, disorder, harm or discomfort to the ecosystem i.e. physical systems or living organisms. Pollution can take the form of chemical substances or energy, such as noise, heat or light...
s.
In 2010, he is expected to publish a new book Electocultures and free energies ( Électrocultures et énergies libres), exploring the influence between electric
Electric field
In physics, an electric field surrounds electrically charged particles and time-varying magnetic fields. The electric field depicts the force exerted on other electrically charged objects by the electrically charged particle the field is surrounding...
and magnetic field
Magnetic field
A magnetic field is a mathematical description of the magnetic influence of electric currents and magnetic materials. The magnetic field at any given point is specified by both a direction and a magnitude ; as such it is a vector field.Technically, a magnetic field is a pseudo vector;...
s on plants.
Filmography
Du quinton contre la hernie discale, Jean-Yves Bilien, BigBangBoum Film, 2008. Sous le feu des ondes, Mosaïque Productions/ArteArte
Arte is a Franco-German TV network. It is a European culture channel and aims to promote quality programming especially in areas of culture and the arts...
, 2009.