Versailles Open University - Les Grands Amphis: ‘The sea: an infographic’

Monday 16 February 2026

18:30 to 20:00

Location : Université Ouverte de Versailles
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6 impasse des Gendarmes - Entrée B
78000
Versailles
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Latitude : 48.800427
Longitude : 2.13078
Université Ouverte de Versaillles - Les Grands Amphis: "La mer : une infographie
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Université Ouverte de Versailles
6 impasse des Gendarmes - Entrée B
78000
Versailles

Presentation

Lecture given by Mr Cyrille Poirier-Coutansais on his book ‘La mer, une infographie’ (The Sea, an Infographic). Published by CNRS Éditions.
Did you know that the Vikings reached the shores of America 500 years before Christopher Columbus? That barely 20% of the seabed is known? That we now consume more fish produced by aquaculture than from fishing? That most of Israel's drinking water comes from desalinated seawater? That the entire landmass of Polynesia covers no more than the area of Corsica, while its maritime space is as vast as the entire European continent?

[...] Fascinated by the incredible medical innovations derived from marine organisms, you will no doubt look with curiosity at the laser weapons carried by certain warships, while the Antikythera mechanism may leave you speechless...

Cyrille P. Coutansais is director of the research department at the Centre d'Études Stratégiques de la Marine (CESM) and a lecturer at Sciences Po.

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