“How Ignorance Is Created and How to Combat Misinformation”
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As part of the “Sud de Sciences” science film festival: a day of discussions on the topic of misinformation, open to everyone, featuring professionals in the field of knowledge dissemination.
9:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.: (Interactive) lecture: “What Is Scientific Evidence?”
By Frédéric FEU (CIST), as part of the regional project “Science or Fake News?” (Also open to high school students).
1:30 p.m. – 5:30 p.m.: ARTE CAMPUS discussion/master class on the documentary “La fabrique de l’ignorance” (2021, Franck Cuveillier, Pascal Vasselin) with professionals grappling with the growing problem of disinformation, including:
- Franck CUVEILLIER, co-director of the film;
- Sophie DELLA MUSSIA, Head of the Press Office and Coordinator for Culture and Science Outreach, CIRAD Communications Division;
- Pierrick LABBÉ, University Professor, Montpellier Institute of Evolutionary Sciences (ISEM).


Partnership: ARTE CAMPUS, the University of Montpellier’s Joint Documentation Service; with support from the Occitanie/Pyrénées-Méditerranée Region.
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