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Abstract One of the major frontiers of contemporary cosmology is to elucidate the nature of dark energy, responsible for a mysterious phenomenon : the acceleration of the expansion of the Universe. The European Space Agency's Euclid satellite aims to map …
17:45 to 18:45
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Abstract The Euclid satellite, launched in July 2023 by the European Space Agency, will observe a large part of the sky for six years, and identify more than ten billion galaxies at different epochs. It will use several tools, such as gravitational …
16:45 to 17:45
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Abstract Can the sociological and anthropological concept of patriarchy, which has become a fighting name in contemporary feminist struggles, be applied to the Middle Ages? You'd think so, given that the concept of paternitas semantically configures all …
14:00 to 15:00
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Conference co-organized by Pr Anne Cheng, Chair of Chinese Intellectual History , and Pr Henry Laurens, Chair of Contemporary History of the Arab World . With the support of the Hugot Foundation . John Sigismund of Hungary with Suleiman the …
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Abstract Desire seems to be characterized by two distinct features. On the one hand, desire motivates actions directed towards its object. On the other hand, to desire an object seems to mean to enjoy or appreciate it. Theories of desire are divided over …
11:30 to 13:00
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Abstract In the representation we end up with, concepts are like "nodes" in a conceptual network, and the relationships between nodes represent not only the analytical implications of concepts - the fact that red is a color, or that bachelors are …
10:00 to 11:30
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Abstract Hammu-rabi of Babylon commemorated in the name of his 35th year of reign the ruin of Mari, whose conquest he had celebrated two years earlier. Paradoxically, this destruction was a stroke of luck for the historian : the collapse of the roof …
11:00 to 12:00
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Abstract Road traffic models on networks have been extensively studied in recent years. However, the conditions to be applied at junctions are still poorly understood. The aim of this paper is to describe some transitions from discrete models, in which …
11:15 to 12:30
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This symposium follows on from this year's lectures on fundamental processes in planetary formation. Nineteen international experts have been invited to present recent results on the formation and evolution of the protosolar disk and the accretion of the …
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In 2024 and 2025, Ernst & Young Advisory supported the Collège de France through a skills sponsorship program to identify development opportunities for its Belle Gabrielle site on the edge of the Bois de Vincennes. The Collège de France is grateful to EY …
Published on 7 October 2025
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Access the November 24 program Register online on the Cité de la réussite website …
11:00 to 18:00
Exploring the World of Protein Post-translational Modifications
Hugues de Thé, chair Cellular and Molecular Oncology
Exploring the World of Protein Post-translational Modifications
Hugues de Thé, chair Cellular and Molecular Oncology
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Tony Hunter is invited by the Collège de France assembly, at the suggestion of Professor Hugues de Thé. Tony Hunter Abstract Reversible posttranslational modifications (PTM) of proteins, such as phosphorylation, regulate protein function and serve as a …
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On Saturday, October 11, 2025, the Cercle des Amis de Pierre Hadot is organizing a tribute to the person and thought of Pierre Hadot, who held the History of Hellenistic and Roman Thought chair at the Collège de France from 1982 to 1990. The tribute will …
Published on 7 October 2025
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Self-portrait with spherical mirror by Maurits Cornelis Escher 1935. Argument In a famous passage Frege wrote: "If someone wants to say today what he expressed yesterday using the word 'today', he will replace this word with 'yesterday'. Although the …
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Hélène Cuvigny
Women and beasts in the garrisons of Egypt's Eastern Desert in the Hellenistic and Roman periods
Hélène Cuvigny
Women and beasts in the garrisons of Egypt's Eastern Desert in the Hellenistic and Roman periods
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Abstract As decipherers of everyday writings, papyrologists have the privilege of observing the past through the small eye of a spyglass. Shards inscribed in Greek found in the garbage cans of ancient forts between the Nile and the Red Sea reveal …
12:30 to 13:30
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Access the program for November 23 Register online on the Cité de la réussite website …
11:00 to 20:00
Nele Van de Mosselaer
Genetic Game Criticism - Uncovering Fictional Truths through Unauthorized Use
Nele Van de Mosselaer
Genetic Game Criticism - Uncovering Fictional Truths through Unauthorized Use
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14:30 to 15:10
Mario Slugan
Fictional Periphery and the Status of Nondiegetic Music and Extradiegetic Narrators
Mario Slugan
Fictional Periphery and the Status of Nondiegetic Music and Extradiegetic Narrators
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12:00 to 12:40