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Charles Stépanoff
The Torments of an Empathetic Predator
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Session 4: To Kill or Not to Kill? Moderator: Antoine Lilti (Collège de France) Abstract Hunting prey from among 15,000 species of vertebrates, humans are today the planet’s primary predator, far ahead of lions, wolves, or sharks. Today, 94% of the …
15:30 to 16:10

Dominique Lestel
From “What Makes Us Human” to Philosophical Ethology
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Session 4: To Kill or Not to Kill? Moderator: Antoine Lilti (Collège de France) …
16:10 to 17:00

Program Equivalencies
Xavier Leroy, chair Software Science
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Young Girl in Front of a Mirror (detail), Pablo Picasso, 1932 © Wikipedia, fair use. Introduction When can we say that two programs are equivalent, in the sense that they exhibit the same observable behaviors? Or that one program refines another, in the …
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Yousuke Kaifu
Evolutionary History and Biology of Homo erectus

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Abstract The first discovery of Homo erectus fossils was announced in 1894—more than 130 years ago—on Java. Since then, this species has been central to discussions of human evolution, the first human dispersal out of Africa, early cultural development, …
16:00 to 17:00

Biogenesis and Biology of Red Blood Cells and Associated Diseases
Olivier Hermine, chair Experimental Medicine
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Overview This course offers a comprehensive exploration of erythropoiesis and red blood cells, from hematopoietic stem cells to major erythroid disorders. After reviewing the organization of hematopoiesis and the bone marrow niche, we will describe the …
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The Arts Confront the Social Sciences (continued)
Pierre-Michel Menger, chair Sociology of Creative Work
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Introduction The 2026–2027 course on creative work will continue its exploration of one of the research areas to which Pierre-Michel Menger devoted his work: the arts. The 2025–2026 course demonstrated how the arts constitute a rich yet enigmatic subject …
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Kurt Kremer
Multiscale Modeling of Open Systems
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Abstract As seen in the other lectures, the relationship between atomistic structure, architecture, molecular weight, and material properties is a fundamental concern of modern soft matter science. Furthermore, when studying functional systems and in …
14:00 to 15:00

Esther Duflo
Health and Public Health
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16:30 to 18:30

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Edith Heard, chair Epigenetics and Cellular Memory
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Timothy Gowers, chair Combinatorics
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Antoine Georges, chair Quantum Condensed Matter Physics
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Sonia Garel, chair Neurobiology and the Immune System
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Jean Dalibard, chair Atoms and Radiation
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Concepts and Presentation Methods
François Recanati, chair Philosophy of Language and Mind
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Marc Henneaux, chair Fields, Strings and Gravity
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Laurent Coulon
The “Wives of the God” in Thebes
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11:00 to 12:30

Bioenergetics and Metabolism
Jean-François Joanny, chair Soft Matter and Biophysics
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© Jean-François Joanny. Introduction Following the course on intracellular transport, Jean-François Joanny’s course this year will focus on the physical aspects of energy consumption by cells and metabolism. This course will be offered in conjunction with …
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Samantha Besson, chair International Law of Institutions
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Orazio Irrera & Céline Surprenant
Electing Foucault to the Collège de France: Institutional and Scientific Implications
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Introduction and moderation: Didier Fassin Abstract This session, introduced by Prof. Didier Fassin, will focus on the institutional and scientific issues surrounding Michel Foucault’s election to the Collège de France. Céline Surprenant’s (Collège de …
17:30 to 19:00

Philippe Aghion
Are new ideas harder to come by? (2)
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14:00 to 16:00

Food Sovereignty and the Agroecological Transition in Europe
Samantha Besson, chair International Law of Institutions
Guest lecturer
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Olivier De Schutter has been invited by the Assembly of the Collège de France, upon the recommendation of Professor Samantha Besson, holder of the Chair in International Law of Institutions . Olivier De Schutter This series of four lectures by Olivier De …
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Return to the Dao: Between Empire and Domination
Anne Cheng, chair Chinese Intellectual History
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Introduction Following a series of lectures in which Anne Cheng explored the relationships between despotism and monism, autocracy and freedom in the Chinese tradition, she now feels it is necessary to revisit the famous Dao 道: is it essentially cosmic, …
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Alessandro Morbidelli
Terrestrial Planets: Orbital, Physical, and Compositional Characteristics
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16:45 to 18:45

Collège de France
European Heritage Days 2026 – September 20
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To mark European Heritage Days on September 19 and 20, 2026—whose theme this year is “Heritage at Risk ”—the Collège de France invites you to join an exceptional tour of its two sites in the heart of the Latin Quarter. This tour will allow you to …
10:00 to 18:00