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Abstract This lecture will show how functional trait approaches can be used to understand the mechanisms by which biodiversity affects ecosystem functioning, in particular through functional diversity. These mechanisms will be presented for the effects of …

Abstract Chemistry is a central scientific discipline, at the crossroads of physics, biochemistry, biology, pharmacy, medicine, ecology, geology and mathematics. It has a wide range of industrial applications in health, well-being, materials, transport, …

Abstract This session explores the structural tensions between democracy and capitalism. On the one hand, democracy presupposes political equality and collective participation in defining common rules. On the other, capitalism is based on economic …

Light plays a special role in quantum technology, just as it does today in information technology. Indeed, light itself can serve as a vector for quantum information, over long distances, while largely preserving coherence. It thus plays a key role in the …

Naama Friedmann has been invited by the assembly of the Collège de France, at the suggestion of Professors Stanislas Dehaene, Experimental Cognitive Psychology Chair , and Luigi Rizzi, General Linguistics Chair . She will give a series of four lectures in …

Abstract AI-driven decision-making is often evaluated in terms of individual human judgment - are algorithms faster, fairer or less biased than humans? In this talk, I challenge this framework, arguing that the most appropriate class of comparison for …

Abstract The aim will be to reflect on the opacity of AI models and how so-called "explainable" approaches (XAI), often post-hoc, could be improved by shifting the focus from causal explanation to explanation by …

Abstract The explicability of artificial intelligence (AI) is often presented as essential for the adoption of these systems by physicians. However, its usual approach has two limitations: on the one hand, the lack of anchorage in concrete professional …