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Léo Grasset
Léo Grasset was born in 1989 in Saint-Etienne. He is a French science popularizer, video maker and writer, famous for his youtube channel ‘DirtyBiology’ that he created in 2014.
Biography
Born in 1989 in Saint-Etienne, he spent his childhood in Guadeloupe. Léo Grasset graduated in 2006 with a bachelor's degree in biology of organisms and ecosystems, a master's degree in evolutionary biology and a postgraduate diploma (DESU) in Montreal and Zimbabwe. He taught biology for a few months before devoting himself to popularization work. He also trained in journalism at the CNED1.
In June 2014, he created his YouTube channel DirtyBiology with his brother Colas, an illustrator, whom he joined in Chiang Mai, Thailand, a country he particularly loves and where the cost of living is relatively low. From his computer in his room, he presents biology from an offbeat and humorous angle. He decided to make his activities on the web his profession.As the video maker's job is not very remunerative for a full-time job, he uses classic monetization (advertisements broadcast before each video), but denounces the use of hidden advertisements and declines contracts (because they are too unbalanced). Participatory financing on Tipeee is another of his sources of income since 2015.
In May 2017, he participated in a short information and awareness-raising film on the arms trade with Amnesty International. His book ‘Le coup de la girafe’ was published on 2 April 2015 by Seuil Editions. It received good reviews in the scientific media. Four days later, he took part in the Vulgarizators conference at the ‘École Normale Supérieure de Lyon’ with Bruce Benamran (creator of the youtube channel ‘e-penser’), Patrick Baud (creator of the youtube channel ‘Axolot’) and the blogger Marion Montaigne (creator of the youtube channel (‘Tu mourras moins bête’). In October 2017, when his channel surpassed 500,000 subscribers, the comic strip ‘La grande aventure du sexe’, created with his brother Colas Grasset, was published by Delcourt’s editions. On March 13, 2019, he launched the channel ‘Le vortex’. Co-produced by Arte, Dailymotion and the CNRS, the project features several popularizers living in shared flats and discussing various topics at home. He appeared in the first season with Clothilde Chamussy (Passé Sauvage), Viviane Lalande (Scilabus), and the Pause process team. The second season was presented by Hygiène mentale, Zeste de Sciences, Patrick Baud and Manon Bril16.
Youtube channel
He sometimes collaborates with other youtubers as well as with the popular science blog 'Dans les testicules de Darwin'. His brother Colas and the other authors of the COLAS BIM channel (formerly Ayeah!) are involved in the production of animations for several episodes of Dirtybiology. His shows come in several formats: DBY (classic episodes), Let's Play Science! (interactive writing) and Ctrl+F (web searches). Their durations vary greatly but do not exceed half an hour. He also contributed, through one then a second punctual collaboration, to make known the channel 'Histoire brève’ created by Dave Sheik, bringing him an extra audience, for which Sheik thanked him publicly.
He also sometimes adopts a more academic tone by treating certain themes in the form of a documentary (L'origine de la richesse).