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Conversation between Sonia Wieder-Atherton , cellist, and William Marx , Professor of Comparative Literatures at the Collège de France. Moderator: Chloë Cambreling Abstract Sonia Wieder-Atherton is known for bringing to the stage proposals that go beyond …

Documents and media Download support Abstract The question of the function of the stories about the first kings of Israel and of their historicity will be addressed. The stories of these kings can be found in the books of Samuel and Kings, and in part in …

Documents and media Download support Abstract The introduction to Alexander's Rhetoric showed the importance of references to tradition, piety and economy in the management of cults and the sacrifices that are an essential part of them. This time, it's …

Abstract This lecture focuses on the language of petition letters in order to reconstruct the underlying value system. By comparing the arguments presented, the values invoked, the expectations raised and the presuppositions formulated in the letters—in …

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Nous attirons votre attention sur le fait que dans le cadre de ce séminaire, certaines images illustrant des rituels sacrificiels d'animaux peuvent heurter la sensibilité du public …

Abstract The " secret remedies " were at the heart of empiricists' and charlatans' activities in the 20th century XVIII th century. We approach them today from two angles . On the one hand, the economy of privilege placed them at the heart of Ancien …

Documents and media Download support Abstract Over the last twenty years or so, physicists have been learning to manipulate individual quantum objects : atoms, ions, molecules, quantum circuits.... They now know how to build " atom by atom  " a synthetic …

Abstract If we want to give flesh and blood to the history of places of power, and not just map their symbolic relationships in the abstract, we need to focus on describing, in situ, the behaviors they architect. First and foremost, the behavior of the …

Documents and media Download support Abstract Quantum processors based on atoms or ions have developed thanks to techniques enabling them to be trapped one by one and their internal quantum states to be optically manipulated. This lecture will present the …

Abstract Soil is our common heritage, which must be protected and conserved in view of the vital functions it performs. While we are all familiar with its nutritional functions, its dynamics and the biodiversity it harbors play a key role in regulating …

Abstract Soil is a living, dynamic entity whose functional integrity is being compromised by increasing anthropogenic pressures, whether arising from agricultural intensification or urban artificialization, for example. As a fundamental foundation for …

Abstract This lecture will approach pain as a process emerging from interactions between the immune and nervous systems, from peripheral activation linked to tissue damage to the central mechanisms of chronic pain. It will present the basis of …

Abstract In a 9th century letter on papyrus from the Fayoum oasis, the sender wrote: "Ḥasan told me that you had mentioned that I had been rude to you in my letter. But my rudeness, coming from someone like me to someone like you, is actually a mark of …

Abstract This lecture, based on a new book entitled Two Paths to Prosperity: Culture and Institutions in Europe and China, 1000-2000 will ask the question why Europe and China reversed positions in economic development and technological capabilities …