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Abstract This contribution aims to provide a long-term environmental perspective of the Sahara as a large-scale geographical area. We will first address the question of the origin of aridity, before dealing with fluctuations in the limits of the Sahara on …
09:30 to 10:15
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Over the course of this teaching year, Thomas Lecuit will focus on the processes that govern size and the laws of proportion in cellular organization. In so doing, he will pursue the major question tackled last year at the tissue level: how do biological …
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11:30 to 12:30
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Abstract At the same time as the first cereal crops were being cultivated, Neolithic man began to look after trees that were useful to him, including olive trees, which grew on marginal land, in the garrigues and hills, where cereal cultivation was not …
10:00 to 12:00
David Ownby
Intellectual life in China between Mao Zedong and Xi Jinping : pluralism and diversity
David Ownby
Intellectual life in China between Mao Zedong and Xi Jinping : pluralism and diversity
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In collaboration with Ms Ching Chao-jung, Associate Professor at Kyoto University. …
10:30 to 12:00
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This year, François-Xavier Fauvelle will be presenting season 2 of his " Introduction aux mondes africains médiévaux ", in which he will continue his presentation of concepts and written, archaeological and oral documentation. Ghâna, Mâli and Gao will …
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Rob Philipps
A Language Whose Characters are Triangles
Rob Philipps
A Language Whose Characters are Triangles
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Abstract A Language Whose Characters are Triangles This final lecture explores the deep question of the nature of biological mechanism. Though often a molecular perspective is viewed as being essential, here we pivot instead towards ideas from the field …
16:00 to 17:00
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Mathematician Pierre-Louis Lions was awarded the Fields Medal in 1994 for his work in Partial Differential Equations and Applications. This year, his lectures will focus on first eigenvalues and …
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In collaboration with Ms Ching Chao-jung, Associate Professor at Kyoto University. …
10:30 to 12:00
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Seminars organized jointly with Institut Convergences Migrations. …
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In collaboration with Ms Ching Chao-jung, Associate Professor at Kyoto University. …
10:30 to 12:00
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Abstract This year, I'm continuing the cycle of lectures on the production and trade of olives and oil in ancient times, which for a variety of reasons has been interrupted until now. In 2017-2018, I reviewed the state of our knowledge concerning the …
10:00 to 12:00
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Samantha Besson presents her lecture of the year in the series les courTs du Collège de France The prevention and, more generally, the anticipation of (risks of) harm are, rightly or wrongly, at the heart of contemporary concerns. For proof of this, we …
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This year, François Héran looks at the causes of migration and the question of integration, and then at migration policies around the …
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Rob Philipps
Life as Defiance: Demonic Biology
Rob Philipps
Life as Defiance: Demonic Biology
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Abstract It is fascinating to think about life when viewed through the prism of nonequilibrium physics. In this lecture, we begin by exploring the nature of the various "biological batteries" that power the lives of cells. With these general ideas in …
17:00 to 18:00
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"The comic strip, whether its origins lie in cave art, the Biblia pauperum or the work of Rodolphe Töpffer, no longer needs defending. Its worldwide distribution, its constant dialogue with literature, painting and cinema, its extraordinary power of …
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In collaboration with Ms Ching Chao-jung, Associate Professor at Kyoto University. …
10:30 to 12:00
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Detail of Heinrich Kiepert's globe adapted by Léonce Elie de Beaumont. Produced between 1850 and 1851. Opening symposium 2020-2021 The term "civilization" entered the vocabulary of Western Europe in the 18th century, denoting a stage of material, social …
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