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Lectures at the Collège de France are free and open to all, subject to availability. The public is advised to arrive at least 30 minutes before the lecture starts. Places cannot be reserved and are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.

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Democracy or digital dictatorship: historical and comparative perspectives
Anne Cheng, Alain Supiot

Symposium

Catalytic Stereospecific Alkene Carboamination
Tomislav Rovis

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Catalytic Methods to Address Problems in Organic Synthesis
Amphithéâtre Guillaume Budé, Site Marcelin Berthelot
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Information Flow and Computation in Living Systems
Thomas Lecuit

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From superconducting SQUID to atomic SQUID
Jean Dalibard

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Lecture
Coupled quantum fluids and Josephson junctions
Amphithéâtre Guillaume Budé, Site Marcelin Berthelot
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Quantum network resources and applications
Eleni Diamanti

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Seminar
Coupled quantum fluids and Josephson junctions
Amphithéâtre Guillaume Budé, Site Marcelin Berthelot
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Who painted the tombs of the elite necropolis at Thebes during the 18th dynasty?
Dimitri Laboury

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Guest lecturer
Comments on Egyptian art and its artists
Amphithéâtre Guillaume Budé, Site Marcelin Berthelot
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Single-Atom Catalysis
Tao Zhang

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Guest lecturer
Salle 2, Site Marcelin Berthelot
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Total Synthesis Using Designed Hydrocarbons
Michael Sherburn

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Amphithéâtre Maurice Halbwachs, Site Marcelin Berthelot
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European Heritage Days 2026 – September 19
Collège de France

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European Heritage Days 2026
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European Heritage Days 2026 – September 20
Collège de France

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European Heritage Days 2026
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Electing Foucault to the Collège de France: Scientific and Political Implications
Orazio Irrera & Céline Surprenant

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Special events
Michel Foucault at the Collège de France
Amphithéâtre Maurice Halbwachs, Site Marcelin Berthelot
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Education 2026 Forum
Agir pour l'éducation

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Special events
Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot
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Les nouvelles idées sont-elles plus difficiles à trouver ? (1)
Philippe Aghion

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Forte affluence
Lecture
Are new ideas harder to come by?
Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot
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Why and how should we innovate today?
Jean Dalibard, Lydéric Bocquet, Marc Fontecave, Hugues de Thé

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Tintin's Cultures: Aiming for the Centennial
William Marx

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Tintin's Cultures: Aiming for the Centennial
William Marx

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Foucault and College Life: Dialogue with Peers, Establishment of Chairs
Aurèle Méthivier & Sandra Boehringer

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Special events
Michel Foucault at the Collège de France
Amphithéâtre Maurice Halbwachs, Site Marcelin Berthelot
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The Animal
Opening symposia

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The Collège de France’s 2026 opening symposium aims to provide an in-depth exploration of some of these issues and to offer a multidisciplinary approach that brings together the life and natural sciences, the humanities, literature, the history of…

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The Animal
Opening symposia

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Symposium

The Collège de France’s 2026 opening symposium aims to provide an in-depth exploration of some of these issues and to offer a multidisciplinary approach that brings together the life and natural sciences, the humanities, literature, the history of…

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The Animal
Opening symposia

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Symposium

The Collège de France’s 2026 opening symposium aims to provide an in-depth exploration of some of these issues and to offer a multidisciplinary approach that brings together the life and natural sciences, the humanities, literature, the history of…

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Are new ideas harder to come by? (2)
Philippe Aghion

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High turnout
Lecture
Are new ideas harder to come by?
Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot
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Les nouvelles idées sont-elles plus difficiles à trouver ? (3)
Philippe Aghion

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Forte affluence
Lecture
Are new ideas harder to come by?
Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot
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Reading texts related to the course (1)
Dominique Charpin

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Seminar
Reading texts related to the course
Institut des Civilisations - Salle Françoise Héritier
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Les nouvelles idées sont-elles plus difficiles à trouver ? (4)
Philippe Aghion

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Forte affluence
Lecture
Are new ideas harder to come by?
Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot
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Foucault the Teacher: The Coherence of a Career Path and Its Place in His Work
Philippe Sabot & Elisabetta Basso

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Special events
Michel Foucault at the Collège de France
Amphithéâtre Maurice Halbwachs, Site Marcelin Berthelot
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Food Sovereignty and the Agroecological Transition in Europe (1)
Olivier De Schutter

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Guest lecturer
Food sovereignty and agro-ecological transition in Europe
Amphithéâtre Maurice Halbwachs, Site Marcelin Berthelot
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Food sovereignty and agro-ecological transition in Europe (2)
Olivier De Schutter

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Guest lecturer
Food sovereignty and agro-ecological transition in Europe
Amphithéâtre Maurice Halbwachs, Site Marcelin Berthelot
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Reading of texts related to the course (2)
Dominique Charpin

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Seminar
Reading texts related to the course
Institut des Civilisations - Salle Françoise Héritier
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Return to the Dao: Between Empire and Domination (1)
Anne Cheng

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Return to the Dao: Between Empire and Domination
Amphithéâtre Marguerite de Navarre, Site Marcelin Berthelot
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Food sovereignty and agro-ecological transition in Europe (3)
Olivier De Schutter

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Guest lecturer
Food sovereignty and agro-ecological transition in Europe
Amphithéâtre Maurice Halbwachs, Site Marcelin Berthelot
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