David Louapre
David Louapre is the French physicist, author and creator behind Science Étonnante, explaining everything from quantum physics and mathematics to AI and the science of video games.
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YouTubeOverview
- Creator of
- Science Étonnante, a French-language science blog and YouTube channel
- Training
- PhD in theoretical physics, ENS de Lyon, 2004
- Started
- Blog in 2010; YouTube channel in 2015
- Beyond the channel
- Author and AI Scientist / Educator at Hugging Face
Mini bio
From research to explanation.
David trained at ENS de Lyon and completed his doctorate in 2004, studying quantum gravity. He then worked in industrial research at Saint-Gobain before joining Ubisoft as scientific director in 2018.
A blog becomes a channel.
Science Étonnante began as a blog in 2010 and reached YouTube in 2015. His subjects range across physics, mathematics, biology and the social sciences. By 2017, the French Physical Society was recognizing a channel with 300,000 subscribers and more than 50 videos.
Questions worth staying with.
His books include Mais qui a attrapé le bison de Higgs ? (2016), a collection of scientific questions, and Insoluble mais vrai ! (2017), about problems science has yet to solve. Le Labo du jeu vidéo followed in 2026, bringing his experience in games to a general audience. His publisher also identifies him as an AI Scientist / Educator at Hugging Face.
Creditschronological, newest first
Books
- 2026Le Labo du jeu vidéoAuthor
- 2017Insoluble mais vrai !Author; illustrated by Lison Bernet
- 2016Mais qui a attrapé le bison de Higgs ?Author; illustrated by Lison Bernet
Video
- 2025L’interview d’Hugo Duminil-Copin, médaillé FieldsInterviewer, Science Étonnante
- 2015–presentScience ÉtonnanteCreator, writer and presenter
Awards
- CNRS Medal for Scientific Mediation2023 · Recognized for sharing science through Science Étonnante.
- Prix Paul Doistau-Émile Blutet de l’information scientifique2021 · Awarded by the Académie des sciences.
- Paris-Saclay scientific book prize2017 · Adult prize for Mais qui a attrapé le bison de Higgs ?.
- Prix Jean-Perrin2016 · French Physical Society award for science communication through his channel and blog.
Quotes
Mon plaisir ici est de vous parler des ces résultats scientifiques qui m’amusent, m’étonnent ou tout simplement m’intéressent.David Louapre, Science Étonnante, A propos
On his blog’s About page, he explains the curiosity that guides his choice of subjects.
Trivia
- The Bibliothèque nationale de France assigned his blog ISSN 2269-5915 in October 2013.
- The French Physical Society’s 2017 profile described him handling writing, filming, editing, illustrations and animation himself.
- He created a secondary channel in March 2025 to share the full interview with geodynamo researcher Nathanaël Schaeffer.
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