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4:00 - 5:30pm
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Session 2: Global Geodynamics of the Earth Chair: Barbara Romanowicz (Collège de France, UC Berkeley & IPG Paris) …
2:00 - 2:40pm
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Session 1: The Planets of Our Solar System and How They Work Chair: Alessandro Morbidelli (Collège de France & OCA Nice) …
11:40am - 12:20pm
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Session 1: The Planets of Our Solar System and How They Work Chair: Alessandro Morbidelli (Collège de France & OCA Nice) …
11:00 - 11:40am
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Session 1: The Planets of Our Solar System and How They Work Chair: Alessandro Morbidelli …
9:50 - 10:30am
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Session 1: The Planets of Our Solar System and How They Work Chair: Alessandro Morbidelli (Collège de France & OCA Nice) …
9:10 - 9:50am
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Session 1: The Planets of Our Solar System and How They Work Chair: Alessandro Morbidelli …
8:40 - 9:10am
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Robert Campany is invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Professor Anne Cheng. Robert F. Campany …
Christian de Perthuis & Marc Fleurbaey
Poverty, nature and the resilience of societies
Christian de Perthuis & Marc Fleurbaey
Poverty, nature and the resilience of societies
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Abstract Climate change creates and reinforces social and economic inequalities. The poorest populations, those who have contributed the least to global emissions, are also those who suffer most from the consequences of global warming, be it droughts, …
6:30 - 8:00pm
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Digestum vetus (detail), 12th century, University Library, Padua, Italy. Presentation Since its emergence in the 1980s, under the pen of Gérard Genette, literary criticism applied to the field of modern print has been able to measure the fruitfulness of …
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Futuristic 3D digital virtual reality interface Light-based quantum technologies Light plays a special role in quantum technologies, just as it does in today's information technologies. Light itself can be used to carry quantum information over long …
Challenging Assumptions about Social Cognition in Infants
François Recanati, chair Philosophy of Language and Mind
Challenging Assumptions about Social Cognition in Infants
François Recanati, chair Philosophy of Language and Mind
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The child Hercules with a snake (detail), Pieter van der Werff, 1700-1722. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam Gergely Csibra is invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Professor François Recanati. Gergely …
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9:15 - 9:55am
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Abstract Arab petitions have been studied as a distinct genre, combining diplomatic elements (formulas, layout, medium, writing) and a moral framework ("circle of justice"). Yet letters of request on papyrus show that polite petitions, even outside the …
3:00 - 4:00pm
Louis Jonker
Reforming History: The Book of Chronicles and Its Reception in Post-Apartheid South Africa
Louis Jonker
Reforming History: The Book of Chronicles and Its Reception in Post-Apartheid South Africa
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Abstract The second lecture will focus on the book Chronicles as a rewriting of older historical traditions in changed and changing imperial-political environments. It will be shown that Chronicles was (and is) "reforming history" that contributed …
4:00 - 5:00pm
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In collaboration with Philip Huyse, EPHE Section 4 . …
4:30 - 6:00pm
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4:00 - 4:15pm
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Documents and Media Download the support material Abstract Adaptation to climate change is not just about natural processes or human decisions alone: it arises from the many relationships among people, within ecosystems, and between society and nature. …
3:30 - 4:00pm
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Abstract Sustainable development is often trapped in rigid social and ecological processes that drive environmental degradation and entrench poverty and marginalisation, leaving societies ill-prepared for accelerating environmental and technological …
3:00 - 3:30pm
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Abstract Recent satellite imagery has achieved the capability to accurately characterize vegetated surfaces at high temporal and spatial resolution, but standard satellite products often fail to capture the complex, fragmented, and heterogeneous spatial …
2:15 - 2:45pm
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Documents and Media Download the support material Abstract Disturbance regimes such as fire are key drivers of biodiversity, structuring habitats and shaping species assemblages. Fire regimes are rapidly changing due to climate warming, shifts in land …
1:45 - 2:15pm
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Documents and Media Download the support material Abstract Changes in species distribution associated with human-induced climate change have significant consequences for ecosystems and human well-being. Despite mounting evidence, our understanding of …
11:45am - 12:15pm
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Documents and Media Download the support material Abstract For generations, humans have strived to create a world without large predators. In doing so, they have altered the rules of the evolutionary game that has been played for over 400 million years. …
11:15 - 11:45am