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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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11:00 to 12:30
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Abstract During the 1950s and 1960s, European societies were undergoing a period of profound transformation. One aspect of this transformation was the fundamental role played by science, both as an explanatory principle of reality, and as a vehicle for …
14:00 to 15:00
Understanding the Mysteries of the Cell
Edith Heard, chair Epigenetics and Cellular Memory
Understanding the Mysteries of the Cell
Edith Heard, chair Epigenetics and Cellular Memory
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UMAP Tabula Sapiens Stephen Quake is invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Prof. Edith Heard. Stephen Quake The conferences will be held in English. Presentation These four lectures explore fundamental aspects of cellular biology …
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Neil Price
Story-Worlds
Neil Price
Story-Worlds
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Abstract It has long been clear that narrative played a central role in the Norse understanding and negotiation of reality, in poetic tales of gods, supernatural beings, and heroes. We see its legacies in the extraordinary richness of the medieval …
17:00 to 18:00
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Following the defamatory insinuations made on social networks about the Collège de France's Pause program, the Collège de France has joined the complaint lodged by the Circulaire/Jeanne Barret association and the accused artists. The attached press …
Published on 23 April 2026
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Presentation Inequalities in health, which persist at a very high level in countries around the world, represent a major challenge for social justice. While this observation is unanimously shared by the scientific community, and numerous studies have …
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Documents and media Download support …
14:00 to 16:00
Daniel Lieberman
How we've evolved to eat almost anything, but some diets are better than others
Daniel Lieberman
How we've evolved to eat almost anything, but some diets are better than others
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Abstract The second conference will focus on the evolution of the human diet. What have we evolved to eat and not eat, and why have humans become the most omnivorous species on the planet ? What role did food processing play in the evolution of the human …
14:30 to 15:30
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14:00 to 15:00
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Michel Foucault On the occasion of the centennial of Michel Foucault ’s birth on October 15, 1926, the Collège de France pays tribute to one of the most influential figures in its recent history, whose work continues to shed light on contemporary thought. …
Published on 22 April 2026
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La fuite devant le mammouth, by Paul Jamin. On Thursday, May 7 2026, the Collège de France is organizing an inaugural lecture entitled " Prehistory : between utopia and reality ", as part of a cycle devoted to representations of human origins. The talk …
Published on 22 April 2026
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Chair: Philippe Aghion Abstract AI techniques were introduced long ago in the field of government and regulation, and are now being deployed at high speed in all branches of law, considerably transforming the tools and logic of administrative and judicial …
16:00 to 16:40
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Chair: Philippe Aghion Abstract Between structural opposition and reciprocal attraction, AI and culture maintain chaotic links. If (re)conciliation is necessary, the law must encourage the emergence of an ethical and competitive market, respecting the …
15:20 to 16:00
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Chair: Philippe Aghion Abstract Information technology is in the midst of a revolution, where ubiquitous data collection and machine learning are impacting the human world as never before. The term "intelligence" is used as a North Star for the …
14:40 to 15:20
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Chair: Xavier Leroy Abstract This lecture offers a reflection on the growing role of machine learning in contemporary music creation, at the intersection of artistic intuition and mathematical formalization. Drawing on my work in computational creativity, …
11:30 to 12:10
Luigi Rizzi
Generative grammar and generative artificial intelligence: two complementary programs
Luigi Rizzi
Generative grammar and generative artificial intelligence: two complementary programs
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Chair: Xavier Leroy …
10:50 to 11:30
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Chair: Xavier Leroy Abstract In contrast to comparisons between human minds and computing machines, I propose to consider the "artificial intelligence" as a "intellectual technology", which shapes and deforms our minds. If the digital revolution …
10:10 to 10:50
Statuary and temple in ancient Egypt
Laurent Coulon, chair The Civilization of Pharaonic Egypt
Statuary and temple in ancient Egypt
Laurent Coulon, chair The Civilization of Pharaonic Egypt
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Temple of Ouadi es-Sebuâ Hourig Sourouzian has been invited by the assembly of the Collège de France on the proposal of Professor Laurent Coulon, Chair of The Civilization of Pharaonic Egypt . Hourig …
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Stéphanie Dupouy
How to study forms of intelligence ? The questions of Alfred Binet (1857-1911)
Stéphanie Dupouy
How to study forms of intelligence ? The questions of Alfred Binet (1857-1911)
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Chairman : Patrick Boucheron Abstract French psychologist Alfred Binet (1857-1911) is famous for having invented the metric intelligence scale, ancestor of the IQ, between 1904 and 1911. This paper will review the prior conceptual transformations that …
17:00 to 17:40
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Chair : Patrick Boucheron Abstract Over the course of the XIX th century, the concept of intelligence took on an increasingly important role in European anthropological and philosophical thought, establishing itself against competitors such as the mind …
16:20 to 17:00