Science Bar: “The Bonds Between Humans and Nature: A History of Cultures”

Saturday, June 3, 2017, from 6:00 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
Montpellier Botanical Garden (near the Martin Greenhouse)

Nature has always been ever-present throughout every stage of human evolution. Throughout history, we can see that the relationship between humans and their environment has changed significantly, shaped not only by scientific discoveries and economic revolutions, but also by our perceptions and beliefs.
The “sense of nature” is a distinctly human concept that encapsulates the perception and the sensitive (physical or mental) relationship that humans—individually or as a society—establish with nature.
Daniel Vallauri (Ph.D. in Ecology)
This exceptional science bar is part of the national event “Rendez-vous aux Jardins,” organized by the Ministry of Culture and Communication (June 2–4, 2017).
The theme of this fifteenth edition is “Sharing in the Garden”: sharing spaces for gardening, seeds, and plants, as well as sharing knowledge, moments of joy, and new discoveries.
This unique science-society debate will take place in the heart of the Jardin des Plantes, near the Martins Greenhouse. It will be moderated by three researchers from Montpellier:

• Guillaume Bagnolini
  Ph.D. candidate in the philosophy of science;
  Founder of Cosciences;
  Assistant Director of the Center for Contemporary Ethics.
• Stéphanie Carrière
  Researcher in ecology and ethnoecology at GRED (Governance, Risks, Environment, Development) – IRD-Paul-Valéry University of Montpellier.
• Olivier Tinland
  Associate Professor of Contemporary Philosophy at Paul-Valéry-Montpellier University (Department of Philosophy);
  Deputy Director of the CRISES research team (Center for Interdisciplinary Research in the Humanities and Social Sciences).

Learn more about the Science Bar
Page of the Scientific Culture Department at the University of Montpellier