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Distribution of Creoles. These lectures offer an alternative interpretation of the history of French, inspired by uniformitarian research into the genesis of Creole languages. Based on discoveries about the emergence of creole languages, I re-examine the …

On the occasion of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games 2024, the Collège de France, in partnership with France Culture, is organizing a major series of roundtable discussions to accompany the arrival of the Games. Seven dialogues between science and …

Marc Saint-Saëns, "Contre le cancer, République Française, center régional anti cancéreux de Toulouse". Illustrated poster, 1932. Printed by Barutel. Harold E. Varmus is invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Pr   Edith Heard. …

Sensory map in flattened mouse cortex visualized by thalamocortical axons (red) and counter-staining of cellular nuclei (cyan). The brain is an organ that develops in several sequential phases, well described by psychologists and neurobiologists alike. …

Free radicals are generally associated with highly reactive and uncontrollable species, leading to degradative processes or pathologies. Paradoxically, this high reactivity also represents a unique opportunity for powerful synthetic chemistry. The aim of …

The seminar will continue with a reading of Ulpian's On the Duties of the Proconsul , a kind of guide that allows us to virtually see the Roman provincial governor in action, and to understand how his actions were bound by the bonds of law. The seminar …

The lecture explores how Roman jurists, who were also writers, used metaphors to express and even forge their concepts, some of which are still ours today. Metaphors are a cognitive matrix, a way of thinking, not just speaking. Body, head, ears, hands, …

A man works in his rooftop garden in Kolkata, India. Drought caused by climate change can have a significant impact on global food production. Using rooftops as a secondary source of food production can help alleviate the pressure of industrial …

Le Rêve , Henri Rousseau, 1910, MoMA. The lecture will focus on epigenetic mechanisms at the interface between organisms and their environment. We will see how these mechanisms play a fundamental role in the adjustment of organisms to environmental …

Cours Peccot International Created in 2023, the Cours Peccot International specifically rewards young European mathematicians, who are invited to give a series of lectures at the Collège de France. Jessica Fintzen is the first winner, and in January and …

Ferrofluid under the influence of an intense magnetic field, Gregory F. Maxwell. Laser cooling and trapping techniques have recently been extended to species with large magnetic moments. This spectacular breakthrough has led to the observation of new …

Elastic microstructures etched into a multilayer of poylimide and platinum films. …

The 2023-2024 lecture by Prof. Lluis Quintana-Murci aims to show how genetic studies shed light on how humans have adapted to the diversity of environmental conditions encountered during their dispersal across the planet. The physiological characteristics …

Ferrofluid under the influence of an intense magnetic field, Gregory F. Maxwell. Laser cooling and trapping techniques have recently been extended to species with large magnetic moments. This spectacular breakthrough has led to the observation of new …