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Abstract There is no end to the gesture of creating, and yet we have to finish. To declare that here, at this moment, is to end. What's finished ? How do you recognize the final point ? How do you stop in time ? What bursts forth at the moment of …
10:30 to 12:00
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Abstract Knowing that ending is only an illusion, how can we think of the final point ? Nothing ends, but is abandoned. So how do we accept abandonment, how do we allow the end to emerge, and the mourning that goes with it ? How do you submit to the …
09:00 to 10:10
Éric Ruf, William Marx, Denis Podalydès, Danièle Lebrun & Judith Chaine
Saying the lines
Éric Ruf, William Marx, Denis Podalydès, Danièle Lebrun & Judith Chaine
Saying the lines
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Abstract Is there a right way to say verse ? In a house like the Comédie-Française, which relies on a permanent troupe where the art of telling is passed down from one generation to the next, on stage and in the corridors, there are many different …
19:00 to 20:30
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Lecture outline : aczel's translation of set theory into type theory ; miquel's variation for not necessarily well-founded sets ; application to the problem of the logical strength of certain type systems, in particular the Lean system (Mario …
10:00 to 11:30
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Abstract In the second lecture of the year, we attempted to sketch a portrait of Zimri-Lim. Along the way, we added a number of new features. We will complete this picture, for the most part with elements we have not yet encountered. We'll see how the …
11:00 to 12:00
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Interview with Chloé Santoro, winner of the Collège de France Award 2025 for young researchers. Chloé Santoro Documents and media Discover this article with our online reader Download the interview Can citizens make important decisions without …
Published on 4 November 2025
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Abstract From childhood through to research, the back-and-forth between concrete problems and abstraction enables the discovery and understanding of new mathematical concepts. In practice, it's difficult to extend the manipulative approaches deployed in …
17:30 to 19:00
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Abstract The sequencing of the human genome has taught us that the majority of our genetic differences are made up of extra pages, missing pages and/or pages whose order is altered in our " encyclopedia of life ". These variations in the architecture …
11:00 to 12:30
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Abstract This lecture will address a major question in human genomics and public health : how do genetics and the environment interact in the development of disease ? We'll start by examining how the environment - the exposome - can affect our …
09:30 to 11:00
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A topical scientific subject is explored by a researcher from the Collège de France. François Waquet How did European monarchs legitimize their power over the centuries ? At the heart of this question lies an often overlooked but decisive heritage: Roman …
Published on 3 November 2025
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Abstract Photoinduced reactions offer a promising route to developing more sustainable and environmentally-friendly chemistry. However, a thorough understanding of the fundamental mechanisms of these processes is essential to optimize their efficiency and …
11:30 to 12:30
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Institute of Civilizations The Institute of Civilizations of the Collège de France adopts a new publishing policy focused on open access. With the support of the Documentation and Publications research support unit of the Institute of Civilizations of the …
Published on 3 November 2025
Nathalie Bajos
The social production of health inequalities
Nathalie Bajos
The social production of health inequalities
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Abstract Inequalities in health, a phenomenon as old as it is universal, represent a major challenge for social justice. Health statistics attest to their scale in every country in the world. Numerous studies, most of them in the field of social …
18:00 to 19:00
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15:15 to 16:45
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Abstract Taking as its starting point the only medical teaching contract on papyrus known to date, this book examines the concrete conditions of access to the medical profession in Greco-Roman Egypt. What do papyri tell us about the training of future …
15:30 to 17:00
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Abstract Chapters 7-10 present several accounts of conquest. Before the conquest of the city of Ai (Jos 8), chapter 7 relates a case of non-compliance with the ritual of the interdict. Jos 9 raises the question of cohabitation instead of conquest, and Jos …
14:00 to 15:00
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Abstract Following on from the Homeric Hymn to Demeter in the previous lecture, this lesson focuses on the Hymn to Hermes. Like other works of the same type, this hymn explores the timē of the god, the honors that should accrue to him. The son of the …
11:00 to 12:00
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Abstract In 1948, when the UN General Assembly adopted the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, it affirmed " that the United Nations cannot remain indifferent to the fate of minorities ". Nevertheless, it decided " not to deal with the question …
15:30 to 17:00
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Selection of maxims of wisdom and best sayings , Al-Mubashshir ibn Fâtik, 13th century. Slim Laghmani has been invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Pr Samantha Besson. Abstract Is there a Muslim exception in international law ? …
17:00 to 18:00
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