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Introduction This course will discuss osmosis and osmotic phenomena in their various forms. Osmosis is the prototypical example of so-called entropic forces. It is a universal phenomenon, simple in form yet sometimes abstruse in its underlying principles. …
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Le PIB est devenu le symbole d'une vision du progrès centrée sur la croissance économique. Pourtant, les économistes ont montré qu'il ne constitue un bon indicateur du bien-être social que sous des hypothèses très restrictives. Il ignore notamment les …
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Abstract Microorganisms communicate, cooperate, recognize one another, fight, and devour each other to occupy their ecological niche. Bacteria can exchange chemical signals over long distances, distinguish self from non-self, or act through direct contact …
14:00 to 15:30
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Presentation This year’s seminar by Vinciane Pirenne-Delforge will be devoted to a final comparative exploration of sacrifice across diverse cultural …
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Overview This year’s course by Marc Fontecave will continue the analysis of the challenges of the energy transition, building on the first three series of courses from previous years. In particular, the course will discuss the limitations of the “mineral …
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Introduction This year, Denis Duboule ’s course will focus on On the Origin of Species by Means of Natural Selection , Charles Darwin’s work published in 1859. In this seminal text, inspired by Malthus’s ideas, Darwin develops a theory of natural …
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