“The scientific community”. With the Covid-19 pandemic, the general public has heard this expression over and over again. A pledge of credibility and seriousness for, on the one hand, justifying such and such a public decision and, on the other, accepting to accept them. But – because there is a “but” – this same scientific community is not immune to the generalized mistrust that affects all institutions.
So how can we strengthen the links and renew the dialogue between science and society? How can scientists speak to the general public and above all, how can they be understood? Are there new ways to impart knowledge? This is the subject of this first episode of the podcast series “La fabrique du savoir”, produced in partnership with the‘Espace Mendès France in Poitiers.
To talk about it, Denis Savoie, astronomer, specialized in the history of science, currently scientific advisor at Universcience, Cécile Michaut, science journalist, author of Popularization of science, instructions for use, and Marc Paccalin, Dean of the Faculty of Medicine and Pharmacy of Poitiers, Head of the Geriatrics Department of the CHU de Poitiers and member of the info-health center (a partnership maintained since 1993 between the CHU de Poitiers and the Espace Mendès-France).
Find the other episodes of the “Knowledge Factory” podcast series here.
An episode written, hosted and co-produced by Joséfa Lopez for The world. Director: Eyeshot. Graphic identity: Mélina Zerbib. Partnership: Sonia Jouneau, Victoire Bounine. Partner: Espace Mendès France.