WE LIVE IN VIRAL TIMES.

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From infectious diseases to financial crises, from consumer trends to fake news dissemination, contagion is all around us. Today, even an idea or a behavior can go… VIRAL.

 

The VIRAL exhibition tackles the broad topic of contagion, drawing on scientific fields such as epidemiology and public health, network science, psychology and social sciences. Its 24 exhibits, divided into five areas, encourage dialogue and reflection on how viral phenomena influence health, culture, political movements, trends, norms, and ultimately, us.

 

• Contaminate a crowd while dancing. 

• Discover how yawns and laughs are contagious.

• Capture a gang of bacteria and viruses. 

• Meet the world’s greatest infection agent.

 

More than just an exhibition, VIRAL is a positive, fun and… contagious experience!

 

Explore VIRAL’s exhibition areas:

What is Contagion? • Defining Contagion • The Diversity of Contagion • Immunity • We are Contagion

 

This exhibition was created by the Pavilion of Knowledge – Centro Ciência Viva in collaboration with the Cité des Sciences et de L’Industrie in Paris, and Heureka in Helsinki.

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