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Abstract A wave packet launched into a random potential, in the strong localization regime (Anderson localization), first moves away from its original position, then returns and stops there. This phenomenon, discovered by Dominique Delande and his …

Abstract At a time when political decision-makers are relying more and more on the word of scientists to make their decisions and guide their policies, what place do citizens have in the democratic debate  ? The shock of the Covid-19 pandemic, the …

Abstract Adaptation may be a key element in biological evolution, but it is only one component. We'll talk about everything else. On the one hand, there is drift, the random counterpart of natural selection, which should never be underestimated. Then …

Abstract This two-part lecture aims to provide a holistic understanding of neural recording and stimulation electrodes, from design to practical application, and to highlight the importance of engineering and materials science in advancing neuroscience …

Abstract Polygenic selection refers to the process of simultaneous selection of mutations in a large number of genes, each making a marginal contribution to adaptation. However, the fact that each mutation involved in polygenic selection has a weak effect …

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Abstract Gn   5 describes the first generations of mankind, before the flood, a super-humanity, with longevities of several centuries.. Documents and media Download …

Abstract I will outline how different tree-ring data and methods can be used to better understand the direct and indirect effects of large volcanic eruptions on the Earth's climate system and how past climate variations have impacted ecological and …

Abstract The Little Ice Age is one of the most pronounced episodes of climate change at the end of the Holocene. The global panorama of failures and successes has been carefully studied by climate and social historians, and provides a series of case …

Lecture plan 2.2. Funny lecture rooms ! Or the empire of the school tag (continued) 2.2.2. An open-air classroom ? (continued) 2.3. and the papyri ? Exercises delivered by monasteries 2.3.1. What functions ? The pitfall of interpretation Liturgical or …

Abstract "   It is to language, and to language alone, that fictional entities owe their existence, their impossible yet indispensable existence   ". We can add to this statement by Jeremy Bentham, father of utilitarianism, by pointing out that language, …

Abstract Can we escape censorship and authority by "   realizing sexually   ", or by speaking freely about it  ? In 1975, when Pier-Paolo Pasolini wrote his poignant "   j' abjure la Trilogie de la vie   ", Michel Foucault questioned this "  l' hypothèse …

Abstract How do we read  ? By "   postextual   ", as Franc Schuerewegen puts it, in other words, by questioning the authority of the text. Indeed, the text is very little. It is a series of instructions for making an object that begins to exist when the …

Documents and media Download support Abstract Any theory of interpretation must start from the naïve, empirical experience  : what American critic Michael Warner calls uncritical reading , the uncritical, unprofessional reading of the standard reader. The …

Abstract This second lecture will focus on the development of sensory representations in the cerebral cortex and the emerging roles of different phases of spontaneous and evoked activity in their construction and plasticity. It will focus on recent work …

Abstract The pantheonization of Abbé Grégoire in 1989, alongside Monge and Condorcet, sparked off unexpected debates that focused not only on his activities as a priest who rallied to the Civil Constitution of the Clergy, but also on his role in the …