At this event organized by NeuroMarseille, I had the opportunity to do a stand-up on the theme of “the brain: a permanent work in progress”, in front of several hundred people. A unique, exhilarating experience, in front of a buzzing audience. brilliant! You can find her here (I start around 1:12 of the movie) : 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ybMV9TzbWYU

During my post-doc, one of the activities that kept me focused and motivated was writing a heroic fantasy novel.  I wrote parts of it while experiments were running! I published the novel with Evasion, fulfilling a childhood dream in the process. This experience also made me realize that literary reading committees are often much nicer and more constructive than some scientific reviewers...

When my friend Ophélie, head of Myriagone, a company specializing in innovation, asked me to take part in Tales of Innovation, I said yes! The concept is brilliant: share my professional experience in the form of a tale. You can hear it here (in French):

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dn8SMKJdO7I