# Science Is Fun: From Water Science to School Slides from the 1950s
Welcome to *La science s’aMuse*, the science program co-produced by UM and Divergence-FM, which takes you on a journey through the Muse Laboratories archipelago. This week, Eric Servat, a hydrologist and director of the UNESCO water center Icireward, warns us of the urgent need to act to prevent a global water shortage. In the second half of the show, Sylvain Wagnon, director of Cedrhe, introduces us to a surprising collection: still films.
This week, our scientific cruise invites you to return to our roots… While we still can! According to the OECD, 40% of the world’s population will face water shortages by 2050. A crisis that, according to the Global Water Institute, could displace 700 million people by 2030. Faced with this threat and without decisive global and local action, our lovely cruise ship could well turn into a raft of the Medusa. On May 6, water scientists and lawmakers sounded the alarm by publishing an op-ed in the newspaper Le Monde titled:“Without decisive action, the chronic water shortage will have no solution.” Our guest today is Eric Servat. He is a hydrologist and one of the signatories of that op-ed. He will also discuss the research priorities ofIcireward, the UNESCO center dedicated to water, which opened its doors in Montpellier last October and of which he is the director.
In the second half of the program, the segment *En salle des machines* returns, taking you to the Faculty of Education in Montpellier, and more specifically to CEDRH, the Center for Studies, Documentation, and Research in the History of Education. Its director, Sylvain Wagnon, and Tatiana Tessier, a librarian, maintain an incredible collection there: still films. Used as teaching materials in schools during the 1950s and 1960s, they bear witness not only to the evolution of teaching practices but also to the evolution of our society as a whole.
For more information:
- Article: “This UNESCO center will help us reach a new milestone”
- OECD Report: Outlook for the OECD Environment by 2050, The Consequences of Inaction
Science is Fun—you’ve got the ticket, let’s go!
Production: University of Montpellier – Divergence FM
Host: Lucie Lecherbonnier
Interview and reporting: Aline Périault / Lucie Lecherbonnier
Editing: Lucie Lecherbonnier
Director: Bruno Bertrand
Tune in to the show “A LUM LA SCIENCE” on Divergence FM 93.9
