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Anne Cheng
Return to the Dao: Between Empire and Domination (9)
Lecture
Event
11:00am - 12:00pm

Juliana Uhuru Bidadanure
Samantha Besson, chair International Law of Institutions
Guest lecturer
Series
Juliana Uhuru Bidadanure has been invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Prof. Samantha Besson. Juliana Uhuru Bidadanure Presentation I introduce the concept of " trashification " to designate a social process by which certain …

Simon Cauchemez
Transmission: A Highly Heterogeneous Process
Lecture
Event
Abstract For several infectious diseases, such as SARS-CoV-1 and SARS-CoV-2, a small number of cases account for the majority of transmission events. This is referred to as super-spreading. In this course, I will explore the factors that may explain this …
2:00 - 3:00pm

Olivier Borraz
The Invention of Public Health
Lecture
Event
Abstract Using the case of contaminated blood as a starting point, this course will revisit what was described at the time as an “affair” or “scandal,” before analyzing the reasons that led to the development of the concept of public health safety—within …
9:30 - 10:30am

Olivier Borraz
The Age of Uncertainty: Risks and Crises in the Organocene (1)
Seminar
Event
10:45am - 12:15pm

Ioana Manolescu
Data Management: Expressiveness and Performance (3)
Seminar
Event
11:00am - 12:00pm

Ioana Manolescu
Optimizing Query Evaluation
Lecture
Event
Abstract The ability to optimize—that is, to rewrite an expression that describes an information requirement into another equivalent expression that is better suited for efficient evaluation—is a fundamental strength of DBMSs. The course will cover the …
10:00 - 11:00am

William Marx
Turmoil in Literature (4)
Lecture
Event
5:00 - 6:00pm

William Marx
General and Unique Literature (4)
Seminar
Event
6:00 - 7:00pm

Non-Relativistic Limits of Einstein's Theory and Applications
Marc Henneaux, chair Fields, Strings and Gravity
Seminar
Series
Non-relativistic limits of the light cone: "vertical" straight line (c → 0) or "horizontal" hyperplane (c → ∞) Presentation The non-relativistic limits of Einstein's theory - also known as non-Lorentzian limits - are obtained by tending the speed of light …
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Africa: A Testing Ground for Modern Empires (16th–19th Centuries)
François-Xavier Fauvelle, chair History and Archaeology of African Worlds
Symposium
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Non-relativistic Limits of Einstein's Theory and Applications
Marc Henneaux, chair Fields, Strings and Gravity
Lecture
Series
Non-relativistic boundaries of the light cone: a “vertical” line (c → 0) or a “horizontal” hyperplane (c → ∞) Presentation The non-relativistic limits of Einstein’s theory—also known as non-Lorentzian limits—are obtained by letting the speed of light c …
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Jean-Marie Tarascon
Switching from standard Li-ion or Na-ion batteries to lithium metal anode or “anode-free” batteries: a risky move? (1)
Lecture
Event
4:30 - 5:30pm

Jean-Marie Tarascon
Recent Advances in Electrochemical Energy Storage (1)
Seminar
Event
5:30 - 6:30pm

Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge
In the Cities (2): Greece as a Culture of Sacrifice (3) (1)
Lecture
Event
11:00am - 12:00pm

Antoine Lilti
Charlatans (2): Turmoil Among the Authorities (4)
Lecture
Event
2:00 - 3:00pm

Louis Fensterbank
Chirality
Symposium
Event
9:00am - 6:00pm

François-Xavier Fauvelle
Cities in Summer, Villages in Winter: Recent Discoveries About the Horn of Africa in the Middle Ages (3)
Lecture
Event
2:00 - 3:30pm

Barbara Cassin
Untranslatable Words and AI
Lecture
Event
Abstract How do machine translation systems—and, more broadly, artificial intelligence—handle untranslatable expressions? The primary benefit of focusing on untranslatable expressions is that it raises awareness of the complexity involved in transitioning …
5:30 - 6:30pm

Gene Regulatory Variation: Origins and Phenotypic Consequences
Lluis Quintana-Murci, chair Human Genomics and Evolution
Symposium
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Gabriel Darriulat
Anti-slavery: a cosmopolitan ideal? (at BnF)
Symposium
Event
Richelieu BnF, conference room. Program Public welcome: 9h-9h30 9:30am-9:45am: Introduction , Gabriel Darriulat (Collège de France / Bibliothèque nationale de France ) Session 1: For another cosmopolitan antislavery? Chair: Olivier Bosc (Director, …
9:30am - 5:30pm

Edouard Bard
Climate and Human Societies Over the Past Two Thousand Years (continued)
Symposium
Event
9:00am - 6:00pm

Stéphane Mallat
Diffusion Models and Multiscale Approaches in Artificial Intelligence (4)
Lecture
Event
9:30 - 11:00am

Stéphane Mallat
Diffusion Models and Multiscale Approaches in Artificial Intelligence (4)
Seminar
Event
11:00am - 12:30pm