forthcoming screenings
La drôle de guerre d'Alan Turing
Sunday 22nd February 2015 at 15h52 - Arte
Selection of Pariscience 2014
One of the main battles of the Second World War took place Inside the brain of a mathematician called Alan Turing. His paradoxical and tragic destiny gives us a chance to look at the history of the Second World War from a slightly different angle.
Pasteur
Tuesday 17th February 2015 at 22h40 - France 2
Selection of Pariscience 2011
This film follows the life and discoveries of the great scientist, as he works alongside his wife Marie and other close collaborators. We relive the adventure-packed life of a man who was raised in the Napoleonic spirit, by an old-guard soldier father who taught him to never surrender.
The funny side of science
Sunday 08th February 2015 at 15h00 - TV5 Monde
Selection of Pariscience 2013
Why does the shower curtain billow inwards instead of outwards when the hot water begins to flow? How do roller-coasters affect asthma treatment? Can swearing relieve pain? Do we swim faster in water or syrup? How can we measure the toxicity of panda droppings? Throughout the world, scientists are studying such questions...
Endocrination
Saturday 07th February 2015 at 22h00 - LCP-Public Sénat
Pariscience selection 2014
A countdown has begun in Brussels. Europe is considering a ban on endocrine disruptors, ubiquitous chemicals that hijack children's hormonal systems and impair their health. But the potential regulation is a threat for a vast array of economic interests. The future generations mandate an astute baby to lead a behind the scenes investigation of European democracy where industry, scientists and NGOs fight for influence.
The result of an 18-monthinvestigation, ENDOCRINATION exposes the indulgence and sensitivity of the European institutions towards corporate influence. Attack of independant researchers, instrumentalisation of science, conflicts of interest : the film also lifts the veil on the various strategies used by the chemical and pesticides lobbies, borrowed from the tobacoo industry's tool box, to short-circuit the forthcoming regulation.