The Speakers

Dr. Fabrizio Livigni works as a CNRS permanant researcher in sociology. His work focuses on "Digital Democracy", examining how information and misinformation are related on digital platforms and how different political actors use online spaces to spread their message. 

Isabelle Veyrat-Masson is a researcher in media and science communication. Her work focuses on the relationships between science, media, public debate, and trust, with particular attention to scientific controversies and the role of the media in shaping public understanding.

Mathilde Saliou is a journalist and author who examines the social, economic, and political impacts of digital technologies, as well as issues related to information, media inequalities, and connected worlds. She is also actively involved in media literacy and science communication.

Dr. Pierre Kerner is an associate professor at Université Paris Cité and a researcher at the Institut Jacques Monod in Paris. He works in evolutionary and molecular biology and is also an active science communicator, author of several popular science books and creator of the science outreach blog Strange Stuff And Funky Things.

As a CNRS senior scientist, Dr. Florence Débarre is a theoretician working in the field of evolutionary ecology and epidemiology. Currently, she is working on projects related to the COVID-19 pandemic. She also works to fight COVID-19 misinformation online and in the media.