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Abstract No experiment today provides evidence that gravity requires a quantum description. The quantum optical control of solid-state mechanical devices, quantum optomechanics, may change that situation -- by enabling experiments that directly probe the …
15:45 to 16:45
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Abstract Since Plutarch, political literature has been teaching princes how to choose between offering and withdrawing, between public exposure and the shadow of secrecy. Places of power, in their very architecture, put these dilemmas to the test. Such is …
14:00 to 15:00
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Documents and media Download support Abstract The vibrations of a single atom, or of a multitude of atoms in a solid, are both a source of decoherence that must be overcome, and a fully-fledged quantum system that can be manipulated. This lecture will …
14:00 to 15:30
Two facsimiles of manuscripts by Paul Gauguin, with commentary by René Huyghe
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Two facsimiles of manuscripts by Paul Gauguin, with commentary by René Huyghe
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In 1951, the main library (now the Heritage Library) of the Collège de France purchased an original reproduction of Paul Gauguin’s manuscript, *L’Ancien culte Mahorie* , for which René Huyghe’s study, *La Clef de Noa-Noa *, was written specifically. This …
Published on 4 June 2026
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Exceptionally, the lecture will take place on Monday from 5pm to 6.30pm. …
17:00 to 18:30
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The Collège de France Foundation is authorized to receive donations as well as bequests, an act of generosity whereby the donor can pass on part of his estate to the Foundation, in support of research and the dissemination of knowledge. Courtyard of the …
Published on 4 June 2026
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Abstract This final lecture will explore the role of sleep as a privileged state of dialogue between body and brain. It will show how sleep modifies the activity of cerebral and systemic immune cells, with consequences for the stabilization of neural …
16:00 to 18:00
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15:45 to 16:45
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11:00 to 12:00
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Documents and media Download support Download lecture notes References Altmann, R. (1894). Die Elementarorganismen und ihre Beziehungen zu den Zellen . deGruyter. Guven, J. (2013). 1. Stacked endoplasmic reticulum sheets are connected by helicoidal …
14:00 to 15:30
Inheriting the future (continued)
Sustainable Common Future
Inheriting the future (continued)
Sustainable Common Future
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Presentation As part of its commitment to a common sustainable future, the Collège de France is offering a series of round-table discussions bringing together leading figures from the worlds of academia, business, associations and institutions, and …
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Yola Gloaguen Western Modernism and Japanese Housing: The Villas Designed by Antonin Raymond in Japan in the 1920s and 1930s This book examines the life and work of the Czech-born American architect Antonin Raymond (1888–1976) in interwar Japan. Initially …
Published on 3 June 2026
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15:15 to 16:45
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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 …
14:00 to 15:00
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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 …
11:00 to 12:00
Lea Ypi
The Idea of Moral Socialism
Lea Ypi
The Idea of Moral Socialism
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Abstract What is moral socialism? “If we seek an answer for those who hesitate and ask us whether they should be socialists or not,” wrote the Austro-Marxist Otto Bauer over a century ago, “we still need Kant’s ethics.” In this opening lecture, Lea Ypi …
18:00 to 19:00
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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 …
14:30 to 16:00
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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 …
14:30 to 15:30