Mediation

When I was in middle school, my science and math teacher was incredibly passionate and had us do many activities on the Fibonacci sequence in nature and on the golden ratio, which the ancient Greeks supposedly used to build “perfect” temples and statues. It was during those years that I became fascinated with mathematics, especially its ability to describe natural phenomena.

I would love to pass on a bit of that passion and curiosity to younger students, just as my teacher did for me at school. With the hope that mathematics won’t be seen as “that ugly, hard-to-understand subject (only geniuses get it lol) that’s ultimately useless.”

On the occasion of the Fête de la Science 2025 (on the theme "Intelligences"), I spoke about animal intelligence. In collaboration with Marie Mellier, graphic facilitator and art practitioner, we organized a live drawing talk entitled "When mathematics tells the story of nature." I gave three presentations for middle and primary school classes, as well as for families, at the Centre social Victor Jara and at the Ecole des Ponts et Chaussées. 

I tried to explain my research, in particular the concept of "diffusion," as a macroscopic phenomenon - not so different from a flock of birds flying in the sky or a school of fish swimming in the ocean. "Cross-diffusion" came about when I talked about how different packs of wolves, initially mixed together, separate to share a territory.

 On the occasion of Pi Day 2025, at College Eugene Delacroix, I organized quizzes and activities on the topic.