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Géry Casiez Géry Casiez is Professor of Computer Science at the University of Lille and a Junior Member of the Institut Universitaire de France. His research focuses on human-computer interaction, in particular the design of new peripherals and …

Natural sciences such as physics and biology rely on the scientific method to explore and understand natural phenomena. However, computer science is what Herbert Simon calls a science of the artificial, where researchers create the phenomena they study. …

Hélène Morlon After a training in mathematics, I did my Masters and PhD in ecology in France. I then spent 5 ½ years as a postdoctoral researcher in ecology and evolution at UC Merced, the UO Eugene, UPenn and UC Berkeley. I am now a CNRS research …

This lecture will be devoted to the study of the processes of diversification of living organisms, from the origin of life to the most recent species formations. In particular, we'll be looking at the great enigmas that remain to be solved on these …

Abstract Éric Turquin explains his career path, showing how one becomes an expert, the importance of Bruno de Bayser, one of the leading drawing experts in Paris, his training with English experts, and the Hôtel Drouot, a place for sales and exhibitions, …

Abstract The forces of loss always prevail, and the preservation of a work is always provisional. As a result, the lost manuscript is the object of a veritable " fantasy ", particularly in the history of the novel : from Don Quixote to Walpole, via Laclos …

Abstract In Western culture, "authority" is a concept closely linked on the one hand to the Roman auctoritas and on the other to the written tradition with its set of "authors" and "canonical texts". It is therefore not surprising that modern scholars …

From 1320 to 1348, does the shift in the narrative motifs of the accusation of poisoning the wells of lepers to Jews manifest the persistence of an archaic impulse? To get out of the dilemma between morphology and history, it's probably best to consider …

Lina Bolzoni Lina Bolzoni is professor emeritus of Italian Literature at the Scuola Normale Superiore in Pisa and Global Distinguished Professor at the New York University. She is member of the Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei, fellow of the British …

The past served to legitimize the kings of the first millennium, and rulers such as Nabonidus were known to engage in what resembled archaeological excavations. This penchant was exploited by certain notables to support their claims, backed up by …

Abstract La Concurrence des victimes was published in 1997. Its reception was very mixed, prompting more or less sincere cries of outrage. Since then, the use of the expression has become commonplace, and the book has been widely cited in academic …

Abstract In judgment, according to Frege, there are two things: the content of thought, which we "grasp" (conception), and a second mental operation consisting in accepting the content, holding it to be true (judgment). The contents of thought are …

Biography André Joffre André Joffre is 67 years old. An arts and crafts engineer, he first worked in the solar subsidiary of Société Européenne de Propulsion (Safran group). He then set up TECSOL, which has become one of Europe's leading solar energy …

This lecture will look at the development of photovoltaics in society and its capacity to respond massively and rapidly to the global energy transition, while respecting the environmental, economic and ethical criteria essential to the fight against …

This lecture will address the issue of the " microbiota ", i.e. all the non-pathogenic bacteria, viruses, parasites and fungi present in various tissues or organs of the human body, such as the skin, mucous membranes or intestines. We'll see how these …