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General introduction. …
17:00 to 19:00
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Abstract In this seminar, I propose a uniformitarian perspective according to which language contact feeds a process of grammatical hybridization necessary for linguistic change and language evolution. According to this approach, we can paraphrase Alain …
11:15 to 12:15
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Dendrite forest. …
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Salikoko S. Mufwene
The emergence of Creoles and the history of French : a uniform perspective
Salikoko S. Mufwene
The emergence of Creoles and the history of French : a uniform perspective
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Abstract Based on a socio-historical and economic examination of the emergence of Creole languages, we reflect on the differential evolution of French, showing how this can be explained by the different styles of colonization that led to population …
10:00 to 11:00
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15:45 to 16:45
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Abstract The following reflections develop the thesis that Europe's " identity " cannot be defined in essentialist terms, and can only be illuminated by a political-dramaturgical study. The aim here is to refute the myth of the " decadence of Rome ". As …
14:30 to 15:30
News
To mark the publication of the book La Ville du futur (The City of the Future) , the Fondation Maison des sciences de l'homme is organizing a meeting with Philippe Sansonetti and Patrick Boucheron on June 26, 2025 at 6 pm 30 as part of an evening …
Published on 5 June 2025
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A current scientific topic is explored by a researcher from the Collège de France. Sarah Joiret How did the Earth form ? What processes shaped the other planets ? Exploring the dynamics of the Solar System aims to answer these questions. Through an …
Published on 5 June 2025
Harold E. Varmus
How Do Scientists Inform Others about Their Work? Why Evolving Publication Practices Are Contentious
Harold E. Varmus
How Do Scientists Inform Others about Their Work? Why Evolving Publication Practices Are Contentious
Guest lecturer
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Abstract I will talk about how scientists inform others about their results, with emphasis on the rise of scientific journals and the often excessive importance conferred upon work that appears in a few especially prestigious venues. A central element of …
17:00 to 18:00
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The Whanganui River in New Zealand has acquired the status of a legal person. It is represented by the Maori community. Presentation International environmental law, often presented as a young law, has in fact reached a certain maturity. It was born in …
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Lecture by Prof. Thomas Römer, June 5, 2025 from 6 pm to 8 pm at the Narbo Via Museum, Narbonne. Bas-relief depicting 2 rows of superimposed containers. 1st century A.D. In his work on the texts of the Hebrew Bible, Thomas Römer uses archaeology to …
Published on 4 June 2025
The asymptotic structure of space-time (II)
Marc Henneaux, chair Fields, Strings and Gravity
The asymptotic structure of space-time (II)
Marc Henneaux, chair Fields, Strings and Gravity
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The asymptotic structure of Einstein's theory is particularly rich, giving rise to infinite-dimensional symmetry algebras. The 2022-2023 lecture will be devoted to asymptotically flat spacetimes, where the symmetry algebra is the infinite-dimensional …
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Neural network - Javier Robledo-Moreno (NYU and CCQ). …
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Neural network - Javier Robledo-Moreno (NYU and CCQ). Applications of learning algorithms using deep neural networks have developed considerably recently, often with spectacular results. The physics of complex quantum systems is no exception, with …
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Marc Gurgand
The challenges of guidance
Marc Gurgand
The challenges of guidance
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Abstract During the course of their schooling, students are required to make a number of choices that affect both their education and their career prospects. This choice takes place at the end of secondary school, when a course of study must be entered, …
17:30 to 18:30
Harold E. Varmus
How Do Scientific Discoveries Affect the Way We Live? How Studies of a Chicken Virus Changed Cancer Therapy
Harold E. Varmus
How Do Scientific Discoveries Affect the Way We Live? How Studies of a Chicken Virus Changed Cancer Therapy
Guest lecturer
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Abstract The main theme of the second lecture concerns the way in which fundamental biological research (as an example, my own work to identify and characterize the genes that produce cancers in animals) can produce important benefits for society (e.g., …
17:00 to 18:00
Jessica Fintzen
Representations of p-adic Groups (2)
Jessica Fintzen
Representations of p-adic Groups (2)
Guest lecturer
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Abstract The second lecture will provide an introduction to the Bruhat-Tits theory and Moy-Prasad filtration, which play an essential role in the construction and study of representations of p-adic groups. (The second lecture is mostly independent of the …
10:00 to 12:00
News
Étienne-Émile Baulieu The Administrator, the Board of Professors and the entire Collège de France community are deeply saddened to learn of the death of Étienne-Émile Baulieu, Professor Emeritus at the Collège de France, holder of the Chair in Foundations …
Published on 2 June 2025
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M. l'abbé Grégoire : parish priest of Emberménil, deputy of Nancy to the National Assembly. 1790-1792. BnF, Department of Prints and Photography. Gabriel Darriulat, specialist in political philosophy in the Age of Enlightenment, is organizing a study day …
Published on 2 June 2025
