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Abstract Following on from the Homeric Hymn to Demeter in the previous lecture, this lesson focuses on the Hymn to Hermes. Like other works of the same type, this hymn explores the timē of the god, the honors that should accrue to him. The son of the …

Abstract In 1948, when the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it affirmed "   that the United Nations cannot remain indifferent to the fate of minorities   ". Nevertheless, it decided "   not to deal with the question …

Gunnel Ekroth's lecture "A table for two? Food consumption, the use of space and divine-human interaction in the temenos ", originally scheduled to follow Emmanuel Dupraz's lecture, has been …

Abstract From childhood through to research, the back-and-forth between concrete problems and abstraction enables the discovery and understanding of new mathematical concepts. In practice, it's difficult to extend the manipulative approaches deployed in …

Abstract The beetle is an insect that feeds on the excrement of animals much larger than itself, from which it extracts the appropriate substance to produce the carapace we know and love. In the same way, there is a form of writing that feeds on the waste …

Abstract What does observing what is furthest from oneself offer as a horizon for "   making the leap from the ferocious beast   "  ? The importance of the radically different. What does the encounter with the sphere farthest from oneself provoke in …

Selection of maxims of wisdom and best sayings , Al-Mubashshir ibn Fâtik, 13th century. Slim Laghmani has been invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Pr Samantha Besson. Abstract Is there a Muslim exception in international law ? …

Abstract of Christophe Chassenieux 's presentation Proteins as new sources of materials Beyond their everyday use in our diet, proteins are also functional building blocks that can be used to obtain materials with properties of interest. For example, milk …

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Lecture outline : girard's paradox with one type of all types   ; difference with Russell's paradox   ; universe as reflection principle   ; algebraic proof of canonicity with the Artin gluing technique and normalization proof   ; application to proof …

Abstract The kingdom of Mari was dimorphic  : alongside the sedentary population, it included a very large nomadic population. It is usually said that we only know about nomads through the distorting prism of sedentary writings. This is not the case in …

Abstract In 2003, the first   genes associated with autism were identified. Today, more than a hundred genes are known, and others are in the process of being identified. In some cases, a single genetic variation is involved  ; in others, thousands of …

Abstract The majority of quantitative traits, such as height or blood pressure, and common diseases, such as type   2 diabetes or COVID-19, result from the combined effects of many genes. This lecture will examine methods for identifying the genetic bases …

Abstract Different mechanisms leading to enhancers moving closer to their target genes. CTCF dependence and non-dependence. Pathologies induced by causes involving enhancers (enhanceropathies) and the function of transposable elements in the evolution of …

Abstract Ecology is the science of interactions between living beings and their environment ; this environment is itself made up of other living beings, themselves interacting with their environment, and other living beings. It's clear from the definition …