Science Bar: “The Connection Between Humans and Nature: A Story 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 humanity’s relationship with its environment has changed significantly, shaped 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, whether individually or as a society, establish with nature.
Daniel Vallauri (Ph.D. in Ecology)
This unique 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 knowledge, moments of joy, and new discoveries.
This unique science-society discussion will take place in the heart of the Jardin des Plantes, near the Martins Greenhouse. It will be led by three researchers from Montpellier:

• Guillaume Bagnolini
  PhD candidate in the philosophy of science;
  Founder of Cosciences;
  Associate 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
  Lecturer in 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