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Abstract In this seminar, we propose a paradigm shift for innovation research. Until now, innovation has been an instrument at the service of a science. It was not a science in its own right. We teach innovation for business or innovation for engineering, …

In this lecture, we will explore the physics of Bjerrum pairing and its various consequences for non-equilibrium ion transport and the development of neuromorphic functionalities. Under the effect of electrostatic interaction, ions of opposite signs can …

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This session and the next focus on the return to the Pacific of Polynesians who traveled with Europeans. What did they learn during their stay in Paris, London or Lima ? Is this experience a resource or an embarrassment ? Were they prepared for what lay …

The family occupied a particular space : neither nomadic encampments nor rural houses are currently known. The homes that have been excavated are to be found in small towns such as Šaduppum or Harradum, or in large cities such as Ur, Nippur or …

Abstract Symbiosis is a mutually beneficial interaction between two organisms of different species. From an evolutionary point of view, it should result in a reciprocal improvement in selective value. Symbiosis is involved in many functions of organisms, …

In the living world, there are numerous interactions at all levels. The human mind is tempted to break things down into their component parts, but the elements of the living world are extremely interconnected. Taking these interactions into account is …

This conference is not available on video. Even today, the debate continues between advocates of national sovereignty and those of a deeper European Union. In this inaugural lecture, we will go back well beyond the birth of nation-states, to the …

Abstract Genetic interbreeding is an essential process in the biological evolution of our species, strongly influenced by socio-cultural behaviours governing relations between " Nous " and " les Autres ". We will study how these processes have influenced …

Abstract Armed conflicts jeopardize people's access to drinking water, and can lead to contamination of water resources. One of the latest examples is the conflict in Ukraine where, according to estimates by the UN Global WASH Cluster, in November 2022, …

This lecture will summarize the first steps of the discipline of paleogenomics, and how ancient DNA data can be used to better understand the diversification of African populations, including those of North Africa, the relationships between …

Abstract In times of armed conflict, the protection of water and access to this resource require special attention. Certain rules of international humanitarian law, human rights law, environmental law and the law of international watercourses help to …

Abstract Ostraca are not the preferred medium for inscribing literary texts ; literary texts are not common in the mountains of Egypt's eastern desert. However, a handful of literary ostraca in Greek were recently found in a small gold-mining village not …

While the word mētēr nestles at the very heart of her name, Demeter also receives a whole series of epithets that make up her onomastic landscape, whether in poetry or prose, in texts from the manuscript tradition or in inscriptions. Yet this type of …

Abstract To delve into primary school teaching, we draw on Papyrus Bouriant  1, the book of a 6th   century teacher, supplemented by other papyrological evidence. This apprenticeship was based on four successive missions : (1) Learning to write. Pupils …

Abstract One of the challenges of astrophysics and cosmology is to study complex non-linear processes using an often limited number of multi-component observations. This task is made all the more difficult by the fact that the physical modeling of these …

Abstract Jaynes maximum entropy models link statistical physics to data modeling. A probability distribution is specified by moments (expectations of generating functions) maximizing its entropy, which amounts to making explicit the fact that we have no …

Abstract Electrochemical energy storage (batteries, supercapacitors), driven mainly by the development of electric mobility, has now become a major societal and economic challenge (reducing dependence on fossil fuels and combating CO2 emissions). …