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L'Écho des Savantes
In search of pioneering women of science: a committed, humour-filled graphic novel tracing the fate of scientists forgotten by history.
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Telling science
the way you tell living things.
Trained as a molecular biologist, I write books, articles and poems that let science grow where you would not expect it, between graphic novels, the press and poetry.
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About
Tatiana Kačan
CEO of Cortex, author, columnist and speaker
President of Cortex, a company dedicated to the valorisation of scientific capital, and of its nonprofit media Cortex_sciences, I put my multidisciplinary knowledge at the service of research, in all its forms. As an author, I bring the rigour of the laboratory into dialogue with graphic novels, the press and poetry, three ways of making science vivid, sensitive and accessible to everyone.
3published books
4magazines and media
2biology master's degrees
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My books
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Vulgariser, c'est transformer
Popularising science is not about simplifying it, but transforming it without betraying it: making knowledge accessible without ever impoverishing it.
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Les Noces cellulaires
The intimacy of living matter: mitochondria, genes and cellular signals become the metaphors of a poetry where science marries mystery.
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Feux Follets : Tempête 2025
A collective anthology from the literary journal Feux Follets, devoted to the many faces of the storm, from destruction to resilience, from chaos to catharsis. I contribute a poem on this theme, alongside French-speaking authors from around the world.
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Le Vrombissement des mouches
Expected release: September 2027
A graphic novel illustrated by Alexis Saint-Georges, built like a detective investigation to introduce forensic entomology and genetic identification applied to criminal investigations. Through fiction, the graphic novel takes the reader into the scientific methods that turn insects and DNA into precious clues.
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Ça chauffe à bord ! Voyage d'un climatophobe
Expected release: January 2028
A graphic novel co-written with climatologist Philippe Drobinski and illustrated by Pierre Jeanneau. Over the course of a sailing adventure around the Mediterranean, we meet the existing solutions to tackle climate change and make them accessible through story, science and travel.
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À la recherche de Mélanine
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A children's picture book for ages 6 and up, illustrated by Danslecieltoutvabien, to explore with simplicity and curiosity the origin of the colour of our skin. Through melanin, the book offers the youngest readers a first scientific discovery of the diversity of skin colours.
A little game
Which book are you?
Four questions to find out which of my six books is most like you, including the three forthcoming ones.
Question 1 / 5
Which evening sounds like a dream?
What thrills you the most?
How do you like a story to be told?
Which word is most like you?
Which natural element inspires you the most?
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L'Écho des Savantes
Your curiosity has heart: you like stories that do justice to those whom history had forgotten. This graphic novel tells, with humour, the fate of three pioneering women scientists.
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Vulgariser, c'est transformer
You like to understand, then pass on knowledge without ever betraying it. This book explains how to make science accessible to everyone, without oversimplifying it.
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Les Noces cellulaires
Your sensitivity plays out on the invisible scale. These poems bring biology and emotion into dialogue, from mitochondria to genes, in writing that dreams as much as it observes.
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Le Vrombissement des mouches
Expected release: September 2027
A tiny clue is enough to awaken your investigative mind. This detective graphic novel, illustrated by Alexis Saint-Georges, dives into forensic entomology and DNA. Dunod.
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Ça chauffe à bord ! Voyage d'un climatophobe
Expected release: January 2028
You would rather act than endure. Set sail around the Mediterranean with climatologist Philippe Drobinski, meeting the solutions to climate change. Illustrated by Pierre Jeanneau. Dunod.
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À la recherche de Mélanine
Release date to be announced
Your eyes keep the wonder of childhood. This children's picture book, illustrated by Danslecieltoutvabien, gently explores the origin of the colour of our skin. Éditions des Éléphants.
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Feux Follets : Tempête 2025
You love beauty that roars. This poem, published in a collective anthology on the theme of the storm, brings raging nature and emotion into dialogue, between destruction and resilience.
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