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Defining the family is no easy task : we'll start by comparing Babylonian terminology with current anthropological approaches. We will then outline the various sources available, whether from archaeology (architecture, physical anthropology, etc.) or …

Many systems have a phase in the complex temperature plane in which the partition function has a uniform density of zeros, and the thermodynamic free energy is non-analytical in temperature. The first example, which has been studied in depth analytically, …

The January 16 event will be held at the Louvre in the Michel Laclotte auditorium, from 10 h to 18 h (free admission). Program 10 h - 10 h 20 Welcome address His Excellency Sardor Rustambaev, Ambassador of the Republic of Uzbekistan to France and Gayane …

Abstract Galaxy formation is a two-step process . The gravitational instability of primordial density fluctuations forms dark matter halos. The collapse of gas into matter halos forms luminous galaxies. Semi-analytical modeling treats these two steps …

Abstract Galaxies begin to glow when ordinary matter collapses into pre-existing dark matter halos, forming stars. Initially, the universal fraction of ordinary matter is 17   %, but due to feedback phenomena from star formation (supernovae, stellar …

Abstract The first part of the diptych she forms with " Are You My Mother? ", "   Fun Home   " by Alison Bechdel is one of the world's most recognized autobiographical comics. In it, the American author questions the circumstances surrounding the death of …

At the turn of the 19th and 20th  centuries, thanks to the Benday technique, American newspapers welcomed large-format supplements in vibrant colors every Sunday. For Lyonel Feininger, George Herriman and Frank King, color was free and poetic, freed from …

The seminar is integrated with the lecture, and the two are combined in a single session. Watch the video of the seminar and lecture …

The seminar is integrated with the lecture, and the two are combined in a single session. As a concluding session, I will draw on my personal experiences and publications to propose this cultural dream of a plural Europe, to which the entire lecture will …

Ernest Davis will intervene from a distance. Documents and media Download support …

Abstract Rivers have long been the focus of attention in international law, as natural boundaries or as routes for navigation and trade between states. Gradually, other uses emerged, such as fishing, energy production and agricultural and industrial uses. …

How can we encode a mental representation using a neural vector in a high-dimensional space ? The lecture will take the example of visual recognition : every object, every face we recognize is encoded by the activity of a population of neurons in the …

Abstract Freshwater, the source of life, is a natural resource with a unique character. It is a constant quantity with changing states. Access to and management of this resource must be equitable, both nationally and internationally. International law …

This lecture has been rescheduled for Wednesday, January 25, from 2 to 4 p.m. Exceptionally, Prof. Esther Duflo will give her last two lectures on Thursday January 26 and Friday January 27, at 2 pm (Marguerite de Navarre …

Ceremony program Hosted by Nora Hamadi, journalist. Welcome by Thomas Römer, Administrator of the Collège de France Collège de France Hugot Foundation Prize Winner : Stefan Harmansa, presented by Pr. Thomas Lecuit Winner : Pauline Guillemet, presented by …

Abstract We propose to " start from literary situations and try to extend their intelligence on our ways of dealing with life ", by making " a look at speech and a look at ecology ". Indeed, talking about the world plays an active part in our relationship …

Abstract This year's lecture will be devoted to Paul Valéry, and initially to a rediscovered work : Valéry's lectures at the Collège de France (1937-1945). Valéry's chair was entitled " Poétique ", a word to be understood in its etymological sense (it is …