The Fête de la Science, a free and exceptional cultural event, is once again offering an incredible program, with exceptional animations, from October 4 to 14, 2024. This year's theme is "Sport& Science", with events across Paris and the whole of the Île-de-France region, including Seine-Saint-Denis. With workshops, shows and exhibitions, there's something for all ages, from the very young to the very old!
The whole family is invited to meet scientists and discuss their work and all that it involves, as well as the advances in their research, which is changing the world around us a little more every year. This national event aims to cover a wide range of topics, from biodiversity to space. Get your fill of new knowledge in the different towns of the département, over the course of a whole week!
And for even more astonishing events, don't hesitate to visit the region, neighbouring départements and the capital, where there will be plenty of curious onlookers!
Fête de la Science 2024 in Paris and Ile-de-France, free events to discover
The Fête des Sciences returns from October 4 to 14, 2024 for its 33rd edition! What's it all about? A week dedicated to scientific culture, with numerous free events all over France. Experiments, shows, open houses, visits and a host of workshops, open to all and adapted to children, await you in the four corners of Paris and the Île-de-France region! [Read more]
Fête de la Science 2024: ocean-related activities and workshops at the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace
On October 6, 2024, head to Le Bourget, to the Musée de l'Air et de l'Espace, for a Fête de la Science with a focus on aeronautics! It's an opportunity to see the temporary exhibition for free, and to take the whole family to the Moon! [Read more]
Do you have questions about the population in France and around the world? Do you want to know how to become a researcher? Do you know about other jobs at INED that support research?
Then come and talk to research professionals (researchers, doctoral students, engineers) who will show you the different research professions at Ined and the wealth of topics covered.
The university library will be showcasing a selection of works on the theme of water sports, in particular scuba diving and sailing, from its collections of Science, Geography, Literature, children's documentaries (Livres au Trésor collection) and cinema.
Mental disorders are responsible for around a third of the disease burden in France, but they don't always receive enough attention from scientific research, despite their significant impact on health. People with mental disorders often have a reduced life expectancy due to poorly managed physical problems.
The MEMORIES project investigates the link between mental disorders and diseases such as obesity and type 2 diabetes in French adults. Over a five-year period, this multidisciplinary project will study how conditions such as depression, anxiety, insomnia, eating disorders and addictions can increase the risk of these diseases. The aim is to create a tool to assess this risk and estimate how many illnesses and deaths could be avoided with better understanding and appropriate interventions.
The presentation will explore the use of water in the treatment of nervous disorders, tracing its historical development. We'll start with thermalism, which exploited the curative properties of mineral waters to soothe nervous ailments. Next, we'll look at the prolonged baths used in psychiatric wards in the 19th and 20th centuries to calm agitated patients and reduce anxiety.
Finally, we'll look at the controversy surrounding the wet sheet ("parking") technique, used to soothe nervous tension but criticized for its potentially uncomfortable nature. This exploration will highlight the benefits and challenges of hydrotherapy in the treatment of nervous disorders, based on scientific evidence and historical perspectives.
Presentation of the Nutri-Score principle based on the packaging of products found in shops: its creation process, its interest for consumers, the method used to calculate its algorithm, and its evolution.
This workshop offers an introduction to the sociology of the digital world through the exploration of an online discussion forum. Students will have the opportunity to observe and describe this environment, while developing a problematic based on their observations. They will experiment with various sociological methods to answer their research question, confronting their data and sketching out preliminary results. After a brief introduction to sociological methods, students will familiarize themselves with the investigative terrain of online discussion forums, adopting an ethnographic approach to explore this new universe. Finally, students will experiment with the methods most relevant to their study.
(43 minutes of film and 45 minutes of discussion)
The Mediterranean, an almost enclosed sea, is bordered by densely populated areas. The marine species it shelters are heavily impacted by human activities. The Pelagos sanctuary was created to protect large marine mammals. Current systems enrich the area, making it a rich environment for cetaceans. Numerous species feed and reproduce in this maritime area, which stretches from the Giens peninsula to Corsica and Italy: dolphins, whales, rorquals, sperm whales...
Scientists carry out campaigns to gather information on animal populations and try to better understand their behavior. From designing anti-collision beacons to deciphering the sound repertoire of cetaceans, scientists are working to protect these marine species and preserve Mediterranean biodiversity. The screening will be followed by a discussion with a member of the film team or a researcher.
https://pariscience.fr/festival-pariscience/
A show about Florence Nightingale, followed by a round-table discussion on hygiene and water with the artists and Aurore Margat, Senior Lecturer and Director of the Ecole Universitaire Sciences Infirmières en Promotion de la Santé.
Mission Matilda is a project co-created by Diagonale Université Paris-Saclay and École Estienne, and produced by students in the DSAA Design et Création Numérique program, with the participation of students in the Événementiel, médiation des arts et des sciences (EMAS) master's program. The aim of the project is to highlight the diversity behind the words "to be a woman in the world of science", and to present the diversity of these women's careers through video portraits, objects and sound effects.
The project is made up of 7 Mystery Suitcases drawing on the visual and digital arts. Presented by artist-designers from the École Estienne, these installations - most of which are tactile, interactive and manipulable - enable visitors to discover the work of women researchers in 7 scientific fields: Ecology, Astrophysics, Mathematics, History of Science, Computer Science, Computational Biology and Aerospace.
To mark the Fête de la Science, the Radio-Club de Neuilly sur Marne will be welcoming visitors and the curious on Saturday October 5 and 12 near its premises, on the promenade du Port de Plaisance in Neuilly sur Marne (93330), from 11:00 am to 6:00 pm. Slots for schoolchildren can be booked during the week of October 7 to 11 (morning or afternoon: please contact us by e-mail for bookings).
The Radio-Club de la Haute Île is an amateur radio association. Our activity is to explore all the techniques associated with radio and electronics in general, and to decipher all types of radio communications, from the simplest to the most modern. During the Fête de la Science, we present the Radio-Club's facilities and activities, as well as a few simple experiments for the general public, especially youngsters, for whom the world of radio is often a discovery.
The theme chosen for the 2024 edition is "Ocean of Knowledge", and we're going to cast off and set off on a voyage of discovery! On the program: demonstrations of radio contacts via scrolling satellites (LEO and MEO) or geostationary satellites (GEO) a geocaching team game (using radio guidance) simple experiments involving radio and electricity presentation of a satellite weather image decoding station
This event will be an opportunity to meet and talk with enthusiasts, and to learn a little more about a field we've been working with for over a century, and which is the basis of modern technology: radio in all its forms.
An event organized with the support of the City of Neuilly sur Marne.
The national GIMeole student competition gives students from GIM departments the chance to design, build and implement maintenance solutions for small urban wind turbines, which will then be put through their paces in the wind tunnel. Several test runs are organized to decide between the technical solutions on the basis of production performance criteria. Students from BUT GIM and the innov'GIMlabSD student association will be presenting the operating principle and the manufacturing and testing processes used on a number of wind turbines ("Dionysiennes") that have taken part in GIMeole in previous years, as well as posters relating to these projects.
www.gimeole.fr
We'd like to introduce you to an installation that uses a pump to store water at height, then releases the water to create hydroelectric power using a turbine. The principle of this station is quite similar to that of an electric battery: we store energy and then release it as we need it. The main difference is that the energy is stored in the form of gravity's potential energy.
The transfer station is accompanied by another source of renewable energy to power the pump and the device we want to operate (miniature road tunnel equipped with LEDs). This energy will come from solar panels.
The LEDs are therefore powered by photovoltaic energy, but when there isn't enough light radiation, water flow is used to replace the lack of electricity.
When the upper water tank is empty, the pump powered by the panels will start up to replenish the tank.
GIMEOLEX (extreme) is a variation on the national GIMeole student competition, and follows on from it in June of each university year. This scientific, technological and sporting challenge is organized by the GIM departments of the IUTs, in partnership with the French Alpine Club. This time, the idea is to take wind turbines and other systems for producing energy from renewable resources, designed in our laboratories and workshops, and install them in the mountains to power the camp's electrical systems for three days.
The presentation will also focus on the characteristics of wind turbines commonly used by students, and how to acquire production data.
Every year, second-year students in the BUT Mesures Physiques program have six months to develop projects around a theme defined in September. Mesures Physiques departments from all over France get together over a weekend to present their achievements, compare the means they have developed to reach their objectives, and so on. Come and see their videos, and try out some of these technical achievements with us!
BUT GIM students will be demonstrating the operation of various photovoltaic solar installations and technologies in isolated sites, some of which are in operation at our IUT, while others will be available to visitors for experimentation and measurement. Using measurements and data from the equipment used, it will be possible to identify the parameters that contribute to maximizing the production of electrical energy from the solar resource present on the IUT forecourt that day.
In October 2023, Sorbonne Paris Nord University unveiled two comic strips resulting from the collaboration between mathematician Bruno Vallette and cartoonist Laura Bertrand, and physicist Sébastien Forget and comic book artist Henri Lemahieu. This project offers a playful approach to the similarities and differences between the practice of research in these two disciplines. The exhibition aims to explore both Bertrand and Lemahieu's artistic and didactic approach, offering an opportunity to (re)read the two comics.
Water is one of the planet's most important resources. Industrialization, intensive farming and livestock breeding are all sources of pollution of water sources (groundwater, sea/ocean, rivers, etc.). An effective means of decontamination is the use of porous materials that purify water by trapping pollutants within their pores. The shaping of these materials is also a crucial aspect of their use, particularly for the recovery and treatment of contaminated waste. The aim of this workshop is to introduce the concept of mesoporous materials, and then to present the use and shaping of these porous materials by soft chemistry for water purification.
But what's in tap water? Is it really all that different from water in a plastic bottle? Mineral water, spring water? What about rainwater? Finally, can I leave water in my gourd without rinsing it out?
Besides, what's in water? Mineral salts, pesticides, chlorine, pollutants? I've heard there's even gas in the water! These are just some of the questions we'll be tackling as we decide whether or not to clean our tap water.
The national GIMeole student competition gives students from GIM departments the chance to design, build and implement maintenance solutions for small urban wind turbines, which will then be put through their paces in the wind tunnel. Several test runs are organized to decide between the technical solutions on the basis of production performance criteria. Students from BUT GIM and the innov'GIMlabSD student association will be presenting the operating principle and the manufacturing and testing processes used on a number of wind turbines ("Dionysiennes") that have taken part in GIMeole in previous years, as well as posters relating to these projects.
www.gimeole.fr
We'd like to introduce you to an installation that uses a pump to store water at height, then releases the water to create hydroelectric power using a turbine. The principle of this station is quite similar to that of an electric battery: we store energy and then release it as we need it. The main difference is that the energy is stored in the form of gravity's potential energy.
The transfer station is accompanied by another source of renewable energy to power the pump and the device we want to operate (miniature road tunnel equipped with LEDs). This energy will come from solar panels.
The LEDs are therefore powered by photovoltaic energy, but when there isn't enough light radiation, water flow is used to replace the lack of electricity.
When the upper water tank is empty, the pump powered by the panels will start up to replenish the tank.
GIMEOLEX (extreme) is a variation on the national GIMeole student competition, and follows on from it in June of each university year. This scientific, technological and sporting challenge is organized by the GIM departments of the IUTs, in partnership with the French Alpine Club. This time, the idea is to take wind turbines and other systems for producing energy from renewable resources, designed in our laboratories and workshops, and install them in the mountains to power the camp's electrical systems for three days.
The presentation will also focus on the characteristics of wind turbines commonly used by students, and how to acquire production data.
Every year, second-year students in the BUT Mesures Physiques program have six months to develop projects around a theme defined in September. Mesures Physiques departments from all over France get together over a weekend to present their achievements, compare the means they have developed to reach their objectives, and so on. Come and see their videos, and try out some of these technical achievements with us!
BUT GIM students will be demonstrating the operation of various photovoltaic solar installations and technologies in isolated sites, some of which are in operation at our IUT, while others will be available to visitors for experimentation and measurement. Using measurements and data from the equipment used, it will be possible to identify the parameters that contribute to maximizing the production of electrical energy from the solar resource present on the IUT forecourt that day.
In October 2023, Sorbonne Paris Nord University unveiled two comic strips resulting from the collaboration between mathematician Bruno Vallette and cartoonist Laura Bertrand, and physicist Sébastien Forget and comic book artist Henri Lemahieu. This project offers a playful approach to the similarities and differences between the practice of research in these two disciplines. The exhibition aims to explore both Bertrand and Lemahieu's artistic and didactic approach, offering an opportunity to (re)read the two comics.
Water is one of the planet's most important resources. Industrialization, intensive farming and livestock breeding are all sources of pollution of water sources (groundwater, sea/ocean, rivers, etc.). An effective means of decontamination is the use of porous materials that purify water by trapping pollutants within their pores. The shaping of these materials is also a crucial aspect of their use, particularly for the recovery and treatment of contaminated waste. The aim of this workshop is to introduce the concept of mesoporous materials, and then to present the use and shaping of these porous materials by soft chemistry for water purification.
But what's in tap water? Is it really all that different from water in a plastic bottle? Mineral water, spring water? What about rainwater? Finally, can I leave water in my gourd without rinsing it out?
Besides, what's in water? Mineral salts, pesticides, chlorine, pollutants? I've heard there's even gas in the water! These are just some of the questions we'll be tackling as we decide whether or not to clean our tap water.
Come and discover science at Université Paris 8, with a program for schoolchildren including workshops, lectures and science mediation shows.
Wednesday, October 9, 2024:
- Workshop "What is AI?" (Middle School)
- Comic-Science workshop "The Oceans" (Middle School)
- Workshop "À la découverte des métiers de la recherche" (High School)
- Workshop "Raconte-moi tes langues" (Middle School)
Friday, October 11, 2024:
- Drawing conference "Glaciers of the past: a window on our knowledge of climate evolution" (High school)
- Conference "From data to democracy" (High school)
- Workshop "Take back the power over your personal data!"(Lycée)
- Show "Les Indécis, cabaret statistique" by Compagnie Terraquée (Collège)
- Show "La Crise" by Compagnie La Passée (Lycée)
Discover six explanatory panels on the food-producing activities of the Plaine des Vertus, from the Middle Ages to the present day.
The exhibition also includes a cartography by Lise Terdjman and a chronological fresco, some of which is digital, tracing the fascinating history of this region.
The exhibition will be accompanied by a guided tour.
The exhibition presents the different facets of the Seine in Saint-Ouen and how it is used by residents and businesses. It explains how the city has rebuilt its link with the river, following the development of the Docks eco-neighborhood and the Olympic Village.
Works from the municipal collection of the Archives and Heritage Department complete the exhibition.
Demonstrations of robots designed and built by students from Ecole Sup Galilée and the Club Robotique de l'Institut Galilée for their participation in the French Robotics Cup on the theme of pollinating the planet Mars. Come and try out the different robotics strategies and board games developed in our makerspaces.
(Dis)balance is at the heart of the work of Bastien Dausse and Compagnie Barks. By combining acrobatic material with scenography, sculpture, science and other genre encounters, the artist plays with gravity. He develops a multi-faceted circus aesthetic, like a great cabinet of curiosities, designed to shake up the laws of physics and explore the notion of (dis)balance.
This workshop will be an opportunity to divert our senses and blur our reference points. Using acrobatic games and visual devices, we'll explore space and rediscover our everyday lives.
This mini-conference explores the importance of technological tools in scientific translation. Focusing on dedicated resources and modern technologies, we will discover how these tools transform the work of translators, guaranteeing the accuracy and quality of translations.
We'll look at the evolution of computer-aided translation, the use of terminology databases and specialized multilingual glossaries accessible online. We will also examine the role of specialized software such as machine translation, phrase extraction and translation memory management. Finally, we'll discuss the challenges and opportunities posed by artificial intelligence in this rapidly evolving field.
A 15-minute classroom presentation will be followed by a 15-minute discussion.
Ants are social insects that form colonies (known as anthills), some of which are highly complex in their organization, ranging in size from a few dozen individuals to several million.
We will present the main characteristics of ant societies: division of labor, social organization, communication systems between individuals, as well as the morphological diversity present among the 13,500 species currently recorded. We'll conclude with a look at the problems associated with certain invasive ants.
Water pollution is an issue that will become increasingly central as the problems associated with global warming grow. The problem is to know which molecules are pollutants and in what quantities they are harmful to health and the environment. Without the possibility of precise measurement, it remains difficult to answer these questions. In this conference, the challenges of water pollution and an original response will be described.
Imagine life in the Middle Ages, punctuated by events: organizing a banquet, preparing for a Christmas party, arming to defend the town, dressing army troops, dealing with the vagaries of the weather, maintaining town streets. People had to be remunerated, their travel expenses and supplies paid, etc. To do this, taxes had to be levied, and there were also fines, etc. Accounts had to be kept and presented to the royal inspectors. Numbers were written in words or Roman numerals. Pounds, sous
and deniers were used as currency, with a livre worth 20 sous and a sou worth Une2 deniers. To calculate, there were tokens and mats - called abacuses. These were the first calculating machines, and did not require rare metals or electricity. None of this would be possible without the profession of accountant. Abacus masters and mistresses from LAGA and IREM will reveal the secret of abacuses, enabling you to check a city's accounts before presenting them to the king.
These activities are based on the "Cormecouli" kit, which won the Jacqueline Ferrand 2024 prize from the Société Mathématiques de France.
How is water cleaned before it can be released into the environment or drunk? In wastewater treatment plants, we mainly use filters for larger pollutants, and chemical processes are also used. Sometimes there is no solution, or we simply seek to reduce the quantity of chemicals. With regard to heavy metal pollution, we are developing a process that uses plasmas to transform these pollutants into more manageable elements.
Come and chat with a researcher from the ethology laboratory, who will show you the life of termites with live specimens! He'll introduce you to these little-known social insects, often wrongly regarded as pests. After a short presentation in images and videos of the very particular behavior of termites, you'll be able to observe soldiers with powerful mandibles ready to bite you, workers who feed on wood and the enormous laying queen over 10 cm long next to a tiny king!
Look at the parts that make up a soccer ball... Hexagons and pentagons! Eigil Nielsen was the goalkeeper for the Danish national team, and it was he who invented the ball. Through his story, as well as that of the ball hit by Roberto Carlos for his famous free-kick, and the tribulations of a fortune-teller trying to make her crystal ball bigger, we take a trip around soccer and maths, to discover polyhedrons. A multi-faceted show, combining theater, magic, juggling and storytelling, that puts her in the spotlight.
The Edgard Morin University Library will be showcasing a selection of works on the theme of the oceans in an exhibition.
This encounter between mathematics and optics is organized around 3 themes:
- Optics in the service of trigonometry: Come and manipulate light using various optical components to rediscover the trigonometric functions sine and cosine...
- Time for a reflection on a parabolic mirror: The parabola is a mathematical function whose properties can sometimes seem quite abstract. How do you construct a parabola or, better still, a parabolic surface? Where is the focus of a parabola? The encounter between mathematics and optics will enable you to experiment with some of the remarkable properties of this function.
- The algebra of light: We usually think of algebra as being about numbers, but it's useful for much more than that! Algebra gives us a symbolic language to represent relationships between all sorts of things. In this workshop, we'll explore how to transform light, and see how algebra helps us understand what's happening in front of our eyes.
Come and see the research of a researcher from the ethology laboratory as he takes you on a tour of termite pheromone trails! Whether they're workers or soldiers, termites are blind insects. When they leave their termite mounds in search of food, they are obliged, in most cases, to deposit substances on the ground that enable them to find their way around: track pheromones. Like Tom Thumb, who threw pebbles on the ground to return home, a termite mound's entire survival depends on these pheromones, which humans can neither see nor smell... The researcher will introduce you to these little-known social insects, often wrongly considered pests. After a short video and image presentation of the termites' very specific behaviors, you'll be able to observe the soldiers with their powerful mandibles ready to bite you, the workers who feed on wood and the enormous laying queen over 10 cm long next to a tiny king!
This workshop highlights the importance of physical activity and sport in improving your daily health. You'll discover how to integrate simple exercises into your routine, prevent illness, reduce stress and boost your general well-being, whatever your level of fitness. The aim is to promote an active, accessible approach to a healthy, balanced lifestyle.
This lecture invites students to reflect on the computer's ability to "understand" the instructions it executes, a central question that is particularly divisive with the advent of artificial intelligence. Through a historical exploration from the beginnings of computing and the contributions of Alan Turing, students will discover the foundations of coding and the technological advances that have enabled this theoretical idea to become a practical reality. This mini-conference will apply critical thinking tools from the philosophy of science to distinguish scientific knowledge from preconceived ideas, and explore the ethical implications of artificial intelligence in modern society.
Doping is a major problem in the world of sport. A number of tools (static or physico-chemical) are available to catch cheats. In this seminar, after a brief review of living molecules and what doping molecules are, a technique for detecting them will be presented in greater detail: mass spectrometry.
The 15-minute presentation will be followed by a 15-minute discussion.
Winner of the 2023 Pariscience science film festival.
www.pariscience.fr/festival-pariscience/
In 2021, 15 men and women lock themselves in a cave for 40 days. With no access to sunlight or temporal information, they embark on an unprecedented collective experiment.
How do you prepare for such an expedition? Is it possible to live without knowing what time it is? And how do you create cooperation when each member lives at his or her own pace?
Staff from USPN's laser physics laboratory run a stand presenting a number of spectacular and entertaining experiments for the general public (laser fountain, optical illusions, levitation, etc.).
We present live ant colonies, nests, posters and other educational material to explain our research work in ethology (study of behavior), insects and other biological models from the laboratory.
With his Compagnie Barks, Bastien Dausse conducts research into gravity, combining acrobatics with scenography, sculpture, science and other genres. With his work, Bastien Dausse develops a singular aesthetic and aims to propose a vision of art that questions our relationship with everyday life.
Discover quantum science through a scientific experiment and a puzzle game for everyone!
Social enterprises place a social dimension at the heart of their activity and organization, integrating social or environmental objectives into their mission. Our project aims to identify these enterprises and analyze their structure, practices and values. We propose to evaluate the real impact of their actions.
The 15-minute presentation will be followed by a 15-minute discussion.
Sorbonne Paris Nord University is organizing its second Science Festival. Operational implementation will be handled by the Direction de la vie universitaire, with the support of the cultural service, the communication service and the sports department.
From October 8 to 12, 2024, a number of conferences, workshops and stands will be held on the Villetaneuse, Bobigny and Saint Denis IUT campuses. USPN will be welcoming schoolchildren from 93 and 95 as well as its own students to the event. USPN research staff have been invited to submit proposals for activities for this event.
Interactive workshops will take place in the common areas of the campuses or in the classrooms. The event will offer a program of scientific culture, free of charge and subject to registration.
Dates and Opening Time
From October 4, 2024 to October 14, 2024
Prices
Free
Official website
www.fetedelascience.fr
Fête de la Science 2024 in Paris and Ile-de-France, free events to discover
