10:00 to 11:00
Lecture

Occam's razor, or the principle of parsimony, applies poorly to the study of the living world

Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo
Thinking differently about life
10:00 to 11:00
    Marguerite-de-Navarre Amphitheater, Marcelin-Berthelot Site
    Open to all, subject to availability
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    Many phenomena involving living organisms have multifactorial causes. Evolution rarely takes the shortest route.

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    Speaker(s)

    Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo

    Research Director at the CNRS and head of the “Evolution and Genetics” team at the Jacques Monod Institute; visiting professor at the Collège de France

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    See also

    Seminar related to the lecture: Thinking differently about life
    Virginie Courtier-Orgogozo, chair Biodiversity and ecosystems
    Thinking differently about life