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Evening Conference 1/5 Life in the cosmos is the most beautiful trick of light Man has practically never left his central place in his representation of the universe. But what does science tell us about the origin of the organization of matter, from the birth of the first atom to the emergence of life? We have all already broken a glass but who among us can boast of having seen pieces of glass assemble to form a glass? It seems impossible. Yet this is what the universe has been doing for 13.8 billion years... David ELBAZ David Elbaz is the Scientific Director of the Astrophysics Department of the CEA. He is also the editorial director of the European journal Astronomy & Astrophysics. He has been a scientific advisor for the ESA and for the CNES. He is very involved in the dissemination of knowledge through conferences, books, shows, documentaries... His latest book "The most beautiful trick of light. "And if the universe had a meaning" (2021) received the Ciel & Espace 2022 book prize. --- Follow us also on: Instagram: / festival_fleurance Facebook: / festivaldastronomiedefleurance Twitter: / astrofleurance --- #FAsF22 #FestivalAstronomie #Fleurance ---