Astrophysicist

Sylvie Vauclair

Sylvie Vauclair is an Astrophysicist, Professor Emeritus at the University of Toulouse, Honorary Member of the University Institute of France, member of several Academies… Passionate about sharing knowledge and the evolution of knowledge, in relation to the history of human societies, musician, she has written many books, often intervenes in the media, animates conferences and multidisciplinary meetings combining science, art, philosophy, poetry. « Humanity must rediscover the meaning of its existence, confronted with the greatest paradox of all time: its extreme smallness in the face of the immense space-time of which it is a part, and the extraordinary capacity of its thought, its consciousness and its spirit. »