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Documents and media Download support Abstract Not all oaths require the staging of an animal immolation, as already attested by the song I of the Iliad : Achilles brandishes the sceptre he holds in his hand to address the assembly of warriors and makes …
11:00 to 12:00
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10:00 to 11:30
Lea Ypi
Law, State and Economy
Lea Ypi
Law, State and Economy
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Abstract This session examines capitalism by moving beyond the traditional vision of historical materialism, which often focuses exclusively on economic relations and the determinism that follows from them. The aim is to present capitalism both as a set …
17:00 to 18:00
Dario Mantovani
Papinien and the bed of Ulysses and Penelope : poetry for thinking about law
Dario Mantovani
Papinien and the bed of Ulysses and Penelope : poetry for thinking about law
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Abstract The law also feeds on poetry. When asked about the interpretation of a bequest - whether a table, even a silver one, qualifies as household furniture, or as silverware ? - Papinien, a profound and demanding jurist, invokes one of the most famous …
14:30 to 15:30
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Abstract Although N-heterocyclic carbenes (NHCs) are classically recognized in chemistry from coordination for their strong capacity electron donor , free NHC paradoxically constitute weak organic reducers. However, this paradigm can be challenged when …
11:00 to 12:00
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Résumé Comment asseoir son autorité ? Entre siège du pouvoir et assise de la puissance, cette dernière séance tente de tirer le bilan des réflexions menées dans le cours de cette année sur les lieux de pouvoir à partir d’une figure apparemment simple : …
14:00 to 15:00
Guillaume Enchéry
Acceleration of flow simulations in porous media using the reduced-base method
Guillaume Enchéry
Acceleration of flow simulations in porous media using the reduced-base method
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Abstract The study of different flow scenarios in the subsurface relies on the repeated resolution of the same system of partial differential equations, in particular to analyze the variability of model responses to uncertainties associated with the …
11:15 to 12:15
Claude Grison
Strategic metals shortages and pharmaceutical chemistry : from problems to solutions
Claude Grison
Strategic metals shortages and pharmaceutical chemistry : from problems to solutions
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Documents and media Download support Abstract Smartphones, computers, electric and hybrid cars, solar panels, wind turbines, military and space technologies, electronics, pharmaceuticals, medical imaging... Life today is totally dependent on rare and …
10:00 to 11:00
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Homo sapiens (left) and Neanderthal, models of the Kennis brothers. From photographs by Kevin Webb/NHM Image Resources/The Natural History Museum, London. Access conditions Due to large numbers, we recommend that all members of the public arrive at least …
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The Charlatan , Léonard Defrance (1735-1805), public domain. Access conditions Due to large numbers, we recommend that all members of the public arrive at least 45 minutes before the start of the event. Seats cannot be reserved, and are allocated on a …
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Abstract Homer's Odyssey has long been recognized as the West's quintessential founding text on voyages of discovery, serving as a model for works as varied as Dante's Inferno and television's Star Trek . For, in the course of his decade-long return from …
18:00 to 19:00
Places of power
Patrick Boucheron, chair History of Powers in Western Europe, 13th-16th century
Places of power
Patrick Boucheron, chair History of Powers in Western Europe, 13th-16th century
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Access conditions Due to the large number of visitors, we recommend that you arrive at least 45 minutes before the start of the event. Seats cannot be reserved, and are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis only. If capacity is reached, the public …
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Emerging quantum technologies
Pascale Senellart, chair Technological Innovation Liliane Bettencourt
Emerging quantum technologies
Pascale Senellart, chair Technological Innovation Liliane Bettencourt
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The information science and technology revolution of the XX th century exploited only a tiny fraction of the concepts introduced by quantum mechanics. For the past two decades, a second technological revolution has been brewing, based on subtle and …
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Abstract The third conference will address the mobilization for a " common food policy " between 2016 and 2019, up to the presentation of a report under this title by IPES-Food, the international panel of experts on sustainable food systems, a few months …
17:30 to 18:30
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Abstract The fourth conference finally will address the responses that have been given to this campaign for a " common food policy " of the European Union. In July 2019, the President of the European Commission announced a " green pact for Europe " as a …
17:30 to 18:30
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Documents and media Download support Abstract Hox genes and tail formation. Approached through global analysis of intraspecific evolutionary variants and targeted gain-of-function studies. This fourth lesson begins with a brief reminder of some key points …
10:00 to 11:30