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Michel Foucault Presentation Michel Foucault, whose 100th birthday is celebrated in 2026, led a more cosmopolitan intellectual life than one might imagine. It was while serving in the French cultural services in Uppsala and later in Warsaw that he wrote …
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3:00 - 4:00pm
Dimitri Laboury
Who painted the tombs of the elite necropolis at Thebes during the 18th dynasty?
Dimitri Laboury
Who painted the tombs of the elite necropolis at Thebes during the 18th dynasty?
Guest lecturer
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Documents and media Download the bibliographic references for the lectures Abstract The fourth and final presentation will address an often-asked question, formulated in the title of a contribution by John Römer in 1994: Who made the private tombs of …
2:00 - 3:00pm
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Abstract Many bacteria form long-lasting associations with plants and animals, including humans. Some are mutualistic and benefit both partners; others cause infections. These relationships have shaped the evolution of life: the mitochondria in our cells …
2:00 - 3:30pm
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Conference in English . Organizers: Philippe Aghion (Collège de France, INSEAD, London School of Economics & CEPR), Alexandra Roulet (INSEAD & …
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Le bonheur national brut séduit par sa simplicité et par la facilité avec laquelle les enquêtes permettent aujourd'hui de mesurer les émotions et la satisfaction des populations. Mais ces indicateurs subjectifs soulèvent des difficultés importantes : les …
10:00 - 11:00am
Determinism and stochasticity during neural development
Denis Duboule, chair Evolution of Development and Genomes
Determinism and stochasticity during neural development
Denis Duboule, chair Evolution of Development and Genomes
Guest lecturer
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Illustration: left © Yousef Al Habshi, right © antwiki Claude Desplan is invited by the Collège de France assembly, at the suggestion of Professor Denis Duboule. Claude Desplan Presentation The genome controls the development of the body. Yet with only …
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Who owns Enlightenment science?
Antoine Lilti, chair History of the Enlightenment, 18th-21st century
Who owns Enlightenment science?
Antoine Lilti, chair History of the Enlightenment, 18th-21st century
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Frontispiece to the Essai sur l'électricité des corps by Abbé Nollet, 1746. Presentation In 1738, in his Eléments de la philosophie de Newton mis à la portée de tout le monde (Elements of Newton's philosophy made accessible to everyone ), Voltaire …
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9:30 - 11:00am
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11:00am - 12:30pm
Barbara Cassin
Translating the Untranslatable?
Barbara Cassin
Translating the Untranslatable?
Opening lecture
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Abstract If there were only one language, we might be more certain of the essence of things... Within a homogeneous human community, the essence of a table is unequivocally conveyed by the word “table,” and yet as soon as it reaches the boundaries of that …
6:00 - 7:00pm
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Abstract Global technology giants (Big Tech) are involved, in various ways, in the creation of legal rules or rules with similar characteristics. In addition to influencing the content of technical norms and standards, they themselves adopt rules of …
11:00am - 12:00pm
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