From September 6, 2022 to August 8, 2023, the "Cancers" exhibition will delve into the mysteries of this ancient but still taboo disease, which affects nearly 4% of the population, Bruno Maquart said at a press conference on Tuesday. President of Universcience, the public institution bringing together the Cité des sciences and the Palais de la Découverte.
The exhibition, in partnership with the National Cancer Institute, will address the subject in its scientific, social and physical dimensions: functioning of the cancerous cell, inventory of treatment and research, "explosion" of the announcement of disease, prevention...
"Cancer is not only an individual matter but also a social and political one, because 42% of cancers are due to factors over which we have control: our lifestyles, our work, the air we breathe, what we eat,” Mr. Maquart added.
The Cité des sciences, located in La Villette in the north of Paris, will also discover the phenomenon of crowds (October 2022-August 2023) to understand the physical, cognitive and sociological mechanisms at work, including in the digital sphere.
The public will be invited to experience crowd baths for the worst (jostling, false rumours...) and the best (experience of collective intelligence, singing in chorus...).
From April 2023, the establishment will offer "Climate emergency", a new permanent and "political" exhibition, under the scientific direction of climatologist Jean Jouzel.
It will offer an overview of the mechanisms aimed at the "decarbonization and resilience of our societies", according to Bruno Maquart.
After an experiment launched in 2019, the Cité des Bébés will open its doors for 0-2 year olds from spring 2023, with an "eco-responsible" interior space and garden, without plastic or mobile phones so that adults can be there. "everything for the child".
Closed for work until 2025, the Palais de la Découverte will continue its scientific mediation activities in an ephemeral structure, "Les Etincelles", which welcomed nearly 100,000 visitors last year.
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