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Philosophical implications of AI
Claudine Tiercelin, chair Metaphysics and Philosophy of Knowledge
Symposium
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Conference organized by Jacques-Henri Vollet , co-director of the Groupe de recherche en épistémologie (GRE) at the Collège de France, and Alexandre Declos , director of the Groupe d'études en métaphysique (GEM). Presentation This symposium aims to …
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"How syntactic theory can help neurosurgeons: syntactic assessment in surgery for the preservation of patients' language" / Profiles of language impairment in progressive aphasia
Stanislas Dehaene, chair Experimental Cognitive Psychology
Guest lecturer
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Energy transition : sovereignty, industrial challenges and sustainable development
Marc Fontecave, chair Chemistry of Biological Processes
News
Marc Fontecave (Collège de France) and Yves Jégourel (Cnam) Conference organized as part of the " Les jeudis du Cnam - Dialogues avec le Collège de France " cycle, with Marc Fontecave , chemist, holder of the Chemistry of Biological Processes chair at the …
Published on 4 February 2026

Sacrificing to govern : rituals, legitimacy and power in Nepal
Social Anthropology Laboratory (LAS)
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marie Lecomte-Tilouine. The lecture entitled " Sacrifice to govern : rituals, legitimacy and power in Nepal ", given by Marie Lecomte-Tilouine, Director of Research at LAS, and held as part of the exhibition " Du terrain au texte. Publier l'ethnologie et …
Published on 4 February 2026

From poetized Arab-Muslim courtly love to seduction in Mauritanian Moorish society
Social Anthropology Laboratory (LAS)
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corine Fortier . The lecture entitled " From poeticized Arab-Muslim courtly love to seduction in Mauritanian Moorish society ", given by Corine Fortier, research fellow at LAS, and held as part of the exhibition " Du terrain au texte. Publier l'ethnologie …
Published on 4 February 2026

A world without germs?
You will love your germs as yourself
Philippe Sansonetti, chair Microbiology and infectious diseases
Closing lecture
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In addition to rehabilitating the role of microbes, whose crucial role in all living processes - human, animal, plant, telluric and oceanic - we tend to forget, this lesson aimed to reflect Western man's perception of microbes since the birth of …

Takahiro Nakajima
Anne Cheng, chair Chinese Intellectual History
Guest lecturer
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Monument for Hattori Unokichi. Takahiro Nakajima is invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Professor Anne Cheng. Takahiro …

List of acquisitions and information from the Ancient Near East library
Libraries and archives
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Bust of Ernest Renan by René de Saint-Marceaux (1845-1915), late 19th century, patinated plaster, CdF 758, Collège de France, Bibliothèque du proche-Orient ancien. The Ancient Near East Library invites you to discover its list of new acquisitions for the …
Published on 3 February 2026

Published at : On the dignity of the poor and the duties of the rich 
Alain Supiot, chair The Social State and Globalization: A Legal Analysis of Forms of Solidarity
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Jacques Bégnigne Bossuet On the dignity of the poor and the duties of the rich Texts preceded by an essay by Alain Supiot The two sermons and panegyric on poverty written by Jacques-Bénigne Bossuet (1627-1704) are a powerful reminder of our times, when …
Published on 3 February 2026

War and Peace: A Global History of Japan, 1904-1943
Anne Cheng, chair Chinese Intellectual History
Guest lecturer
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Naval commander Hirose Takeo by Kobayashi Kiyochika, 1904. Naoko Shimazu is invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Professor Anne Cheng. Abstract This is a series of lecture on the history of modern Japan designed to introduce a …
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Makoto Fujita
Part 2: Crystalline Sponge Method
Guest lecturer
Event
Abstract Among various molecular structure analysis methods, single crystal diffraction stands out as the most reliable, providing precise three-dimensional structures of molecules. In 2013, our group introduced a new X-ray structure analysis method …
11:00 to 12:00

Work is not a commodity. Content and meaning of work XXIst century
Alain Supiot, chair The Social State and Globalization: A Legal Analysis of Forms of Solidarity
Closing lecture
Series
The social and ecological crisis will not be solved by dismantling the welfare state, or by restoring it like a historical monument. It's by rethinking its architecture in the light of the world as it is and as we would like it to be. And, today as …

Hugo Meijer
Jean-Jacques Hublin, chair Paleoanthropology
Guest lecturer
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Hugo Meijer is invited by Pr Jean-Jacques Hublin. Hugo Meijer …

A plea for non-linear trajectories
Gérard Berry, chair Algorithms, machines and languages
Closing lecture
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The more festive closing lecture was an opportunity to recall the main milestones of my research career since 1970: tIF language for processing and querying files (1970-1973), inversion of recursive program computations (1973-1976), mathematical study of …

Jean-Marie Tarascon, Nathalie Machon & Robin Goffaux
Adapting ecosystems to new climatic conditions
Special events
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Abstract Ecosystems are subject to multiple anthropogenic pressures: changes in land use, climate change, pollution, overexploitation of resources and the invasion of exotic species. In this context, adaptation is a central issue for environments and the …
17:30 to 19:00

Collège de France
European Heritage Days 2025 - September 21
Special events
Event
10:00 to 18:00

Makoto Fujita
Part 1: Molecular Confinement Effects in Coordination Cages
Guest lecturer
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Abstract Size plays a crucial role in host-guest chemistry. In the early days, crown ethers and macrocyclic hosts identified metal ions and small molecules within their cavities. However, due to size constraints-typically, <200 ų cavity volume-these …
11:00 to 12:00

Kyle Harper
Frantz Grenet, chair History and Cultures of Pre-Islamic Central Asia
Guest lecturer
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Kyle Harper is invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Prof. Frantz Grenet. …

Collège de France
European Heritage Days 2025 - September 20
Special events
Event
10:00 to 18:00

Sogdiane : state of the art and research in progress
Frantz Grenet, chair History and Cultures of Pre-Islamic Central Asia
Symposium
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Terracotta figurine head, Bukhara, 3rd century BCE. uzAmEB. The symposium will be held on Wednesday, July 2 and Thursday, July 3 2025 at the ENS, in the Jean Jaurès amphitheatre (entrance via 28 rue Lhomond, 75005 Paris). In collaboration with : Collège …
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A new collection devoted to the holdings of the Library of Ottoman Studies. First issue: the Stéphane Yerasimos collection
Libraries and archives
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The Centre d'études ottomanes of the Institute of Civilizations of the Collège de France has launched a series of brochures devoted to the specific holdings of the library of Ottoman studies. The first volume is devoted to the collection of Stéphane …
Published on 30 January 2026

Panagiota Sarischouli
Jean-Luc Fournet, chair Written Culture in Late Antiquity and Byzantine Papyrology
Guest lecturer
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Panagiota Sarischouli has been invited by Prof. Jean-Luc Fournet, Chair of Written Culture in Late Antiquity and Byzantine Papyrology , to give a lecture on June 4, 2025 from 2 pm to 3 pm. Panagiota …

Key dates in February 2026
Collège de France
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At the Collège de France, lectures are open to all, with no conditions of access or prior registration, subject to availability. Opening lectures The idea of moral socialism Opening lecture by Lea Ypi , visiting professor in the The Invention of Europe …
Published on 30 January 2026

Reducing complexity to master mathematical problem solving
Yvon Maday, chair Computer Sciences and Digital Technologies
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Yvon Maday Yvon Maday , Computer Sciences and Digital Technologies Chair (2025-2026 ), created in partnership with Inria, will give his opening lecture on February 19 2026. Documents and media Download the press release Read the interview "Research in …
Published on 29 January 2026