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Abstract The aim of this year's lecture is to describe random hyperbolic surfaces, their geometry and spectrum. We will also discuss random regular graphs, whose combinatorics and spectral theory are in many ways analogous to those of hyperbolic surfaces. …
10:00 to 12:00
Patrick Boucheron
Books at Notre-Dame de Paris in the Middle Ages : library, treasury and archives
Patrick Boucheron
Books at Notre-Dame de Paris in the Middle Ages : library, treasury and archives
Seminar
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Abstract On the occasion of the exhibition " Feuilleter Notre-Dame : chefs-d'œuvre de la bibliothèque médiévale ", organized at the Musée de Cluny by the BnF, the session will bring together specialists in Notre-Dame manuscripts and archives. It will …
16:00 to 19:00
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Seaweed farming against gender inequality and climate change, woman working on the beach Between the most affluent and the most precarious, between the countries of the North and those of the South, between the cities and the countryside... climate change …
Published on 18 September 2025
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14:00 to 16:00
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A topical scientific subject is explored by a researcher from the Collège de France. Paul Roger Bassong Is there such a thing as the universality of human language ? By decentralizing the way linguistics looks at itself, the study of African languages is …
Published on 18 September 2025
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Expression of a " finger gene " in a fish fin 380 million years ago, Our Ancestors the fish began to colonize dry land, evolving into numerous vertebrate species equipped with hands and feet for locomotion. Understanding how these structures evolved …
Published on 18 September 2025
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Organisation: Michel Brune and Jean Dalibard Quantum simulation aims to develop platforms capable of solving questions that arise when studying a complex system. These questions, often simple to formulate, are difficult to address analytically or …
Mikael Larsson
The blasphemous Bible - the reception of the Bible in some of Lars von Trier's films
Mikael Larsson
The blasphemous Bible - the reception of the Bible in some of Lars von Trier's films
Guest lecturer
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Dante's Boat , Eugène Delacroix, 1822 Mikael Larsson is invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Prof. Thomas Römer. Prof. Larrson will speak in English, with a lecture in French. Abstract Danish director Lars von Trier is a …
11:00 to 12:00
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Abstract Comets are classified into two main families according to their orbital properties : comets of the Jupiter family and comets with an isotropic distribution. The former come from the Kuiper belt, more precisely from its sub-component known as the …
16:45 to 18:45
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Daniel Lieberman, invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Prof. Jean-Jacques Hublin, will give a series of four lectures, entitled " How we have evolved to die in good health", on October 3, 10, 24 and 31, 2025 from 2:30 to 3:30 pm. …
Published on 17 September 2025
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On the occasion of the Paris Olympic and Paralympic Games 2024, the Collège de France, in partnership with France Culture, is organizing a major series of roundtable discussions to accompany the arrival of the Games. Seven dialogues between science and …
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Language dynamics in the French-speaking world
Salikoko S. Mufwene, chair French-speaking worlds
Language dynamics in the French-speaking world
Salikoko S. Mufwene, chair French-speaking worlds
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Distribution of Creoles. These lectures offer an alternative interpretation of the history of French, inspired by uniformitarian research into the genesis of Creole languages. Based on discoveries about the emergence of creole languages, I re-examine the …
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10:00 to 12:00
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14:00 to 16:00
Dream research in Valéry, Proust and Myōe
William Marx, chair Comparative Literatures
Dream research in Valéry, Proust and Myōe
William Marx, chair Comparative Literatures
Guest lecturer
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Abstract The Kuiper Belt is a collection of small bodies orbiting the Sun beyond Neptune, including Pluto. The structure of this belt is highly complex, with several subpopulations - cold, hot, resonant, dispersed and fossilized - which will be examined …
16:45 to 18:45
Reflections on the Scientific Enterprise
Edith Heard, chair Epigenetics and Cellular Memory
Reflections on the Scientific Enterprise
Edith Heard, chair Epigenetics and Cellular Memory
Guest lecturer
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Marc Saint-Saëns, "Contre le cancer, République Française, center régional anti cancéreux de Toulouse". Illustrated poster, 1932. Printed by Barutel. Harold E. Varmus is invited by the Collège de France assembly at the suggestion of Pr Edith Heard. …
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On the shoulders of giants - Programme 2025 From September 25 to 27 2025, Le Havre will host the Sur les épaules des géants festival for the fourth year running . The Collège de France is a founding partner of this festival dedicated to the sciences. The …
Published on 15 September 2025
