The University campaigns against preconceived ideas: Does truth travel at the speed of light?
The 2025/04/25
From 6:00pm to 7:30pm
Event details :
On April 26 and 27, 2025, the Musée Lalique and the University of Strasbourg’s Science Garden invite you to explore light from a new angle!
Let yourself be surprised by Alsascience “Faisons la lumière sur le verre” (Let’s shed light on glass), a weekend of events and discoveries around the amazing interactions between light and matter.
The event also includes a panel discussion:
The University’s campaign against preconceived ideas: Does truth circulate at the speed of light?
With Philippe Gillig, lecturer at the Faculty of Social Sciences and BETA’s member, University of Strasbourg, moderated by Eléa Héberlé, scientific mediator
With the Internet, information circulates at the speed of light, but is this a guarantee of truth?
A lecture that explores the links between obscurantism, the Enlightenment and fake news, to better understand our relationship with truth and falsehood.
Reservations recommended
Ages 15 and up (adult audience)
Duration: 1 hour, followed by discussion and a convivial moment
Full program on the University of Strasbourg Science Garden website.
