science

Transferts

Transferts is a science topic covered in the lgStudy science library. This page brings together a partial reference excerpt, illustrations, worked examples, real-world applications and a short study plan, so you can understand Transferts rather than just read about it. In short: Transferts ([tʁɑ̃s.fɛʁ], "transfers") is a French science fiction thriller television series created by Claude Scasso and Patrick Benedek in 2017. The show aired for one season on Netflix.

Key takeaways

Transferts belongs to science; place it in that map before memorising details.
Learn the definition first, then one example that makes the definition concrete.
Connect Transferts to a quantity you can measure, compute or draw — that is where exam questions come from.
Reproduce the core statement of Transferts from memory before moving on to harder problems.

Reference excerpt

Transferts ([tʁɑ̃s.fɛʁ], "transfers") is a French science fiction thriller television series created by Claude Scasso and Patrick Benedek in 2017. The show aired for one season on Netflix.

Synopsis In the near future, Florian, a cabinetmaker and father of two, is taking a trip on a sailboat with his family, when he falls into the water and sinks. He wakes up after five years of being in a coma, in the body of Sylvain, a police captain at the BATI, a special division that tracks down "transferred" people. These are individuals whose spirit, or self, has been transferred from one body to another using a new medical procedure. Originally legalized for therapeutic purposes, "transfers" have since become prohibited following rejections called "counter-transfers", in which transferred patients experience a form of psychosis and turn violent.

Cast and characters Arieh Worthalter as Captain Sylvain Bernard/Florian Bassot Brune Renault as Lieutenant Béatrice Lourmel Toinette Laquière as Sophie Bassot Steve Tientcheu as Captain Gabriel Finan Pili Groyne as Liza/Woyzeck Patrick Descamps as Vincent Mareuil Patrick Raynal as Dr. Michel Vautier Xavier Lafitte as Father Luc Juliette Plumecocq-Mech as Fausto Emilien Vekemans as Fabrice Bernard Aïssatou Diop as Viviane Metzger Balthazar Monfé as Thomas Bassot Zélie Rixhon as Julie Bassot Sébastien Chassagne as Damien Volber Thierry Frémont as Paul Dangeac Alexis Loret as Florian Bassot Marie Kremer as Oriane Mareuil Édith Scob as Alexandra Staniowska Jean-Marie Winling as Alexandre Syrmay Bastien Bouillon as Gaëtan Syrmay/Alexandre Syrmay Camille Voglaire as Clara David Quertigniez as Jacques Lantier

Filming Although set in France, the series was filmed in Brussels, Belgium from April to June 2016. Prominent landmarks which can be seen in the show include the church of Saint John the Baptist at the Béguinage, the Centre for Fine Arts, the Temple of Human Passions, and the dam at Eau d'Heure lakes. The 2016 Brussels bombings on the eve of filming complicated the street scenes and the staging of an armed militia.

Reception The series received an excellent critical response in France. Le Parisien wrote that it is "a gem of science fiction with a fascinating scenario, a neat universe, and excellent actors. Finally some real (and good) French science fiction!", addedTélé-Loisirs. Télé 7 Jours wrote that it was a "...genre that is rarely seen on French television", and added that the show "stimulates some philosophical questioning". La Croix opined that Transferts "raises many questions that resonate with current events and takes a critical look at the abuses that lie in wait for us: commodification of the body, security escalation…". According to Le Monde, "The six episodes imagined by Claude Scasso and Patrick Benedek are appropriate for the time. They are a compilation of all contemporary social fears." Télérama added, "Transferts creates a universe, explores a theme, deploys a philosophical question, and does not forget the notion of entertainment."

Recognition Festival Séries Mania 2017 Best series Best actor for Arieh Worthalter

References

External links Transferts on Netflix Transferts at IMDb

Worked examples

Example 1 — a first encounter with Transferts

Start with the simplest possible case. Write down what Transferts claims or describes in one sentence, then invent the smallest concrete situation in which that sentence is true. In science, the smallest case is usually a single object, a single equation or a single measurement. Check that every symbol or term in your sentence has a meaning in that case.

Example 2 — changing one variable

Take the situation from Example 1 and change exactly one quantity: double it, halve it, or set it to zero. Predict what should happen to Transferts before you calculate. Comparing your prediction with the result is the fastest way to find out whether you understand the idea or only the words.

Example 3 — an exam-style question

Typical questions about Transferts ask you to (a) state it precisely, (b) apply it to given data, and (c) explain a limitation. Practise writing all three answers in under five minutes; the third part is what separates a full-mark answer from an average one.

Applications of Transferts

In research: Transferts appears in science research whenever the underlying quantities have to be modelled precisely. Papers usually cite it as a starting assumption and then explore where it breaks down.
In technology and industry: Engineering practice reuses Transferts in design rules, simulations and safety margins. Knowing the idea lets you read a specification sheet and understand why the numbers look the way they do.
In the classroom: Transferts is common in secondary-school and first-year university syllabi. It links to neighbouring topics 2017 French television series debuts, Arte original programming, Dystopian television series, so understanding it makes those chapters shorter.
In everyday life: Look for Transferts outside the textbook — in sport, cooking, traffic, electronics or the sky above you. An example you found yourself is remembered far longer than one you were given.

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How to study Transferts in 20 minutes

Read the reference excerpt below once, without taking notes.
Close the page and write down what Transferts means in your own words.
Compare your version with the excerpt and mark what you missed.
Work through the three examples above with pen and paper.
Explain Transferts out loud to somebody else — or to Teacher Smith in the lgStudy chat.

Frequently asked questions

What is Transferts in simple terms?

Transferts ([tʁɑ̃s.fɛʁ], "transfers") is a French science fiction thriller television series created by Claude Scasso and Patrick Benedek in 2017. The show aired for one season on Netflix.

Why does Transferts matter?

Because it connects several science ideas at once: it gives you a definition you can apply, a quantity you can calculate, and a way to check whether a result is plausible.

How should I study Transferts?

Read the excerpt, restate it from memory, then work through the examples and applications listed on this page. The five-step study plan above takes about twenty minutes.

What does this page cover?

It gives you a compact reference excerpt plus original lgStudy explanations, examples, applications and study material on Transferts.