Thomas C. Durand

Thomas C. Durand (born 2 December 1978 in Chartres), known online as Acermendax, is a French scientist, writer, blogger, YouTuber and debunker. He received a doctorate from the University of Orléans in 2009 and has been employed by the University of Lyon. He writes in French, and his work includes speculative fiction novels, theatre and comedy. His YouTube channel, Le Bureau du Bizarre, covers strange episodes from the history of science, and his X account, Acermendax, had 46,159 followers in February 2023.