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Abstract To tackle a legal problem, you first need concepts to make it manageable, then solve it in the light of value criteria deemed preferable. The jurist P. Alfenus Varus, consul in 39 BC and a leading figure on the Roman political and cultural scene, …

Abstract In the foreword to his Histoire de la Révolution française , Michelet evokes this "   singular trait of France   ", whose people would only have understood politics "   as devotion and love   ". As late as the end of the 20th   century, the …

Abstract The third and fourth lectures will focus on the role of activity in the construction of cortical circuits, from the maturation and migration of different populations of neurons, the roles of transient neurons and circuits, to the integration and …

This conference is only available in audio. Abstract In Roman times, ivory was a highly prized luxury material. Its uses ranged from small, everyday instruments to decorations and even furniture and votive objects. The same was true of bone, a material …

Abstract Examples of environmental impacts on the plant kingdom. Documents and media Download support …

Abstract The magic papyri of Late Antiquity preserve few traces of their social context. Yet careful study can reveal valuable information about the individuals who composed and copied them. In this seminar, we propose to discuss accounts of the education …

Abstract We study the existence of relaxed equilibria for finite-horizon deterministic mean-field games. These relaxed equilibria are probability measures on trajectories. Closed-graph properties play a major role in proving their existence. Two   cases …

Abstract A wave packet launched into a random potential, in the strong localization regime (Anderson localization), first moves away from its original position, then returns and stops there. This phenomenon, discovered by Dominique Delande and his …

Abstract Adaptation may be a key element in biological evolution, but it is only one component. We'll talk about everything else. On the one hand, there is drift, the random counterpart of natural selection, which should never be underestimated. Then …

Abstract This two-part lecture aims to provide a holistic understanding of neural recording and stimulation electrodes, from design to practical application, and to highlight the importance of engineering and materials science in advancing neuroscience …

Abstract Polygenic selection refers to the process of simultaneous selection of mutations in a large number of genes, each making a marginal contribution to adaptation. However, the fact that each mutation involved in polygenic selection has a weak effect …

Abstract At a time when political decision-makers are relying more and more on the word of scientists to make their decisions and guide their policies, what place do citizens have in the democratic debate  ? The shock of the Covid-19 pandemic, the …

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Abstract Gn   5 describes the first generations of mankind, before the flood, a super-humanity, with longevities of several centuries.. Documents and media Download …

Abstract I will outline how different tree-ring data and methods can be used to better understand the direct and indirect effects of large volcanic eruptions on the Earth's climate system and how past climate variations have impacted ecological and …

Abstract The Little Ice Age is one of the most pronounced episodes of climate change at the end of the Holocene. The global panorama of failures and successes has been carefully studied by climate and social historians, and provides a series of case …