# Science Is Fun: From the Smart Homes of Tomorrow to the Technologies of the Past
Welcome to the program co-produced by the University of Montpellier andDivergence-FM, which takes you on a tour of the laboratories of the Muse Archipelago. In this episode, we invite you to meet Anne-Sophie Cases, a professor at theInstitute of Business Administration and the new coordinator of HUT,the “Human at Home” project,who will talk to us about the future of smart homes.
In the second half of the show, the“En salle des machines”segment takes you back in time with the Patstec collection. Audrey Theron introduces us to the scientific and technical heritage of theUM. Enjoy the show!
Hello and welcome, everyone, to this stop on our scientific cruise. So forget your swimsuits and sunglasses—it’s freezing out there, so today we’re staying docked! It’s time to snuggle up with a blanket and some slippers, nice and warm at home—and that works out perfectly, since this week we’re talking about housing. “Home sweet home,” but in a forward-thinking, even slightly futuristic take.
The Home We Don't Want
In fact, for a little over two years now, Montpellier has been the site of a unique and one-of-a-kind experiment: testing the connected home of the future to learn how to better protect ourselves and, above all, how to better protect the data we generate in our now-connected daily lives. Each year, two students are selected to live rent-free in this ultra-connected “observatory apartment,” thereby allowing a multidisciplinary consortium to use all the collected data for research purposes. Far from being merely a technological experiment, this project—dubbed Human at Home (HUT)—aims to tackle a human challenge. We’ll explain everything with HUT’s new coordinator, Anne-Sophie Cases, who is also a professor atthe IAE in Montpellier and a specialist in digital marketing.
In the Labs' Attic
In the second half of the show, hop into our DeLorean and take a leap into the past with our colleagues from the fields of culture and scientific heritage. Audrey Théron introduces us to the Patstec collection, whose mission is to preserve contemporary scientific and technical heritage. Computers from the 1980s, scales of all kinds, unusual and valuable educational tools, old engines, typewriters, cameras, and so much more… Surprises and wonder guaranteed.
Science Is Fun—you’ve got the ticket, let’s go!
Co-production: University of Montpellier and Divergence-fm
Host: Lucie Lecherbonnier
Interview: Aline Périault and Lucie Lecherbonnier
Report: Aline Périault and Lucie Lecherbonnier
Tune in to the show “A LUM LA SCIENCE” on Divergence FM 93.9
