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Harold E. Varmus
How Do Scientists Inform Others about Their Work? Why Evolving Publication Practices Are Contentious
Harold E. Varmus
How Do Scientists Inform Others about Their Work? Why Evolving Publication Practices Are Contentious
Guest lecturer
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Abstract I will talk about how scientists inform others about their results, with emphasis on the rise of scientific journals and the often excessive importance conferred upon work that appears in a few especially prestigious venues. A central element of …
5:00 - 6:00pm
Marc Gurgand
The challenges of guidance
Marc Gurgand
The challenges of guidance
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Abstract During the course of their schooling, students are required to make a number of choices that affect both their education and their career prospects. This choice takes place at the end of secondary school, when a course of study must be entered, …
5:30 - 6:30pm
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The energy transition : today and tomorrow
Marc Fontecave, chair Chemistry of Biological Processes
The energy transition : today and tomorrow
Marc Fontecave, chair Chemistry of Biological Processes
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The combination of climate change, the inherent limits of natural resources and the need for energy sovereignty is forcing humankind to embark on an energy transition, which must meet the formidable challenge of replacing fossil energy sources (coal, gas …
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samuel Gratacap …
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Based on B. Fuller's geodesic dome. …
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Harold E. Varmus
How Do Scientific Discoveries Affect the Way We Live? How Studies of a Chicken Virus Changed Cancer Therapy
Harold E. Varmus
How Do Scientific Discoveries Affect the Way We Live? How Studies of a Chicken Virus Changed Cancer Therapy
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Abstract The main theme of the second lecture concerns the way in which fundamental biological research (as an example, my own work to identify and characterize the genes that produce cancers in animals) can produce important benefits for society (e.g., …
5:00 - 6:00pm
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Based on B. Fuller's geodesic dome. …
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Jessica Fintzen
Representations of p-adic Groups (2)
Jessica Fintzen
Representations of p-adic Groups (2)
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Abstract The second lecture will provide an introduction to the Bruhat-Tits theory and Moy-Prasad filtration, which play an essential role in the construction and study of representations of p-adic groups. (The second lecture is mostly independent of the …
10:00am - 12:00pm
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16th-century fresco depicting Nemesis : Palazzo Cazuffi, Trento (Italy). Study day organized by the Law, Culture and Society in Ancient Rome chair at the Collège de France, in collaboration with IRN Phedra. Scientific organization : Luisa Brunori, Dario …
Masanori Tsukamoto
Dream research in Valéry, Proust and Myōe
Masanori Tsukamoto
Dream research in Valéry, Proust and Myōe
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Masanori Tsukamoto is invited by the Collège de France assembly, at the suggestion of Prof. William Marx. Documents and media Download the conference poster Abstract Both Proust and Paul Valéry establish a link between writing and sleep. In neither case …
5:00 - 6:00pm
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Ergaleion - Papyrological lexicography of material life Conceived as part of the Ifao program " Realia d'Égypte de l'époque ptolémaïque aux débuts de l'Islam : mots et mobiliers " (dir. P. Ballet, M. Mossakowska-Gaubert, V. Schram), Ergaleion - Outil de …
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Dynamics and geometry in negative curvature : recent progress and prospects
Collège de France prize-winners
Dynamics and geometry in negative curvature : recent progress and prospects
Collège de France prize-winners
Guest lecturer
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Lectures by Thibault Lefeuvre, winner of the Prix Claude-Antoine Peccot for 2022. Thibault Lefeuvre …
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1:10 - 1:40pm
Philippe Sansonetti
Urban Epidemic Risk at the Time of Anthropocene and Climate Change
Philippe Sansonetti
Urban Epidemic Risk at the Time of Anthropocene and Climate Change
Special events
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Abstract As the world's population grows, so does the rate of urbanisation. The megacities that are emerging (20 cities with more than 15 million inhabitants, half of them in the south) combine numerous vulnerabilities to the risk of epidemics (or …
12:10 - 12:30pm
Chris Bowler
The Climate Biodiversity Nexus in the Ocean
Chris Bowler
The Climate Biodiversity Nexus in the Ocean
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Abstract Marine ecosystems play a crucial role in supporting societal needs and human well-being by providing resources like food, carbon storage, coastal protection, and recreational opportunities. However, the impact of climate change on marine …
11:50am - 12:10pm
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11:30 - 11:50am