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Abstract Largely neglected in the course of the 20th century, affect was gradually rehabilitated towards the end of the century by certain works in psychology : Zajonc (1980, 2000) in particular defends the idea that affect can intervene in the …
11:30 to 13:00
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Abstract The thesis that the content of judgment is constituted by the mental act of attributing to something (the subject) a property (the predicate) runs up against two objections. The first is the putative existence of simple (one-term) judgment …
10:00 to 11:30
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Abstract Examples of environmental impacts on the animal kingdom. Documents and media Download support …
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Good representation in international law
Samantha Besson, chair International Law of Institutions
Good representation in international law
Samantha Besson, chair International Law of Institutions
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Tapestry of the Alliance: representation of the renewal of the alliance between France and the Swiss made in the Church of Notre-Dame in Paris by King Louis XIV and the ambassadors of the thirteen cantons and their allies on November 18, 1663, Hôtel de …
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Learning is essential. School, college, high school, university, vocational training, jobs... are all opportunities to develop the potential of each individual, from fundamental disciplinary knowledge (reading, spelling, mathematics...) to human values …
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Abstract The region known as theban (Upper Egypt), populated by monastic establishments of various types, has yielded thousands of texts written on pottery shards or limestone chips, mostly in Coptic ( 6th-8th centuries). School texts are far from being …
15:30 to 17:00
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Abstract This presentation focuses on the numerical simulation of granular materials and suspensions. Contacts between grains lead to singular interactions for which adapted numerical schemes must be developed. We take as our starting point models of the …
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Abstract The possibility to tune interatomic interactions by means of magnetically controlled Feshbach resonances has opened up unprecedented opportunities for experiments concerning the intriguing many-body physics of ultracold matter in the strongly …
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Abstract Academic freedom is not a legal concept, nor is it easily grasped by the law. It is even sometimes distorted by the law when the latter seeks to protect it through the principle of free expression (ECHR law) or Free Speech ( 1st Amendment in the …
14:30 to 16:00
Christophe Hitte
Natural selection and artificial selection : two forces that have shaped the dog
Christophe Hitte
Natural selection and artificial selection : two forces that have shaped the dog
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Abstract Dogs were once wild wolves who came closer to humans to take advantage of the benefits of living in a community. This natural selection led to the creation of domestic dogs over 15 000 years ago. Over the millennia, humans have selected those …
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Abstract Some of the most extreme environments in which humans are found include the cold, barren climates of the Arctic, the hot, humid regions of tropical forests, and life at high altitude, whether in the Himalayas or the Andes, where the amount of …
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Thomas Römer
" Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him... " - The origin of violence (Gn 4)
Thomas Römer
" Cain attacked his brother Abel and killed him... " - The origin of violence (Gn 4)
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Abstract Gn 4 describes humanity's first murder, that of Abel by his own brother Cain. Where does human violence come from, and how can it be curbed ? Documents and media Download …
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Abstract This lecture will explore a simple question: Does the historical human experience of climate change since the last Ice Age matter to us now as we confront the very pressing problems raised by an unprecedented rate of change in a rapidly warming …
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Abstract The most significant impacts of natural climate in human history have been influenced by human factors. The link between climate and conflict is one of the main possible mechanisms of …
10:00 to 11:00
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Lecture plan 2.2. Funny lecture rooms ! Or the empire of the school tag (continued) 2.2.2. An open-air classroom ? (continued) …
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Abstract Koka is a strict functional language with full algebraic effect handlers and rich effect typing. The Koka compiler also uses compiler guided reference counting and compiles directly to C code without needing a garbage collector or runtime system. …
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Abstract Just as mathematical logic provides laws for reasoning about mathematical definitions and statements, a program logic for a programming language provides laws for establishing true properties of all possible executions of a program written in …
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Abstract After metaphors, the protagonists of the first session, it's the body that takes center stage in this lecture. The body acts in at least two different ways as a matrix for metaphors and other tropes. Many metaphors arise from the fact that …
14:30 to 15:30
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The global warming of the last century needs to be placed in a broader temporal context in order to determine its singularity and distinguish the underlying causes, both natural and anthropogenic. The climatic variations of the last deglaciation can be …
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