The mysteries of the Wharton of the Sea: a suspense podcast
Put on your headphones and immerse yourself in a world of suspense fiction and scientific research with “The mysteries of the Wharton of the Sea,” our brand-new supense podcast (in French)!
By following the adventures of Leila and Noah, two strong-willed teenagers, you will discover the behind-the-scenes work of the SHIPAIR research program, which aims to quantify the contribution of maritime traffic emissions to air pollution in urban port areas.
This is an original and fun approach to raising awareness of environmental and societal issues among teenagers, which may even inspire some of them to pursue careers in science.
The result of a partnership between École nationale des ponts et chaussées, La Mutinerie, mediation & literature, the French National Research Agency, and the Center for Teaching and Research in Atmospheric Environment (CEREA, ENPC-EDF R&D Joint Laboratory), this five-episode podcast was written by Guillaume Le Cornec, a children's author who won the prestigious Polar Prize at the Cognac Festival in 2023.
An educational booklet accompanies the podcast and is intended for middle and high school teachers who wish to use audio fiction to address contemporary scientific, environmental, and civic issues. It provides context, methodology, a glossary, additional resources, and activities for each episode.
The SHIPAIR project partners: Laboratoire de Chimie de l'Environnement of Marseille, Institut des Géosciences de l'Environnement of Grenoble, Le Centre d'Enseignement de Recherche et d'Innovation Énergie Environnement of Douai et the air quality monitoring associations AtmoSud, Atmo Hauts-de-France and Atmo Normandie.
The creation of this podcast received financial support from the ANR through the SAPS-CSTI-Générique21 call for projects, which aims to support the implementation of scientific communication, mediation, and promotion activities focusing on the challenges, methods, and results of research projects supported by the ANR as part of the 2021 generic call for projects.
Listen to the podcast (in French)
