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The God’s Wife: A Historiographical…
Laurent Coulon

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11:00 to 12:30

Are new ideas harder to come by? (2)
Philippe Aghion

Lecture
14:00 to 16:00
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Terrestrial Planets: Orbital, Physical, and Compositional Characteristics
Alessandro Morbidelli

Lecture
16:45 to 18:45

The God’s Wife: A Historiographical…
Laurent Coulon

Lecture
11:00 to 12:30

Are new ideas harder to come by? (3)
Philippe Aghion

Lecture
14:00 to 16:00
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2026 Opening Symposium

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Foucault: An Intellectual Journey at the Collège de France
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Winners of the 2026 Collège de France Awards
Collège de France

Published on 5 October 2026

High School at the Library – Season 3rd
Jean-François Joanny, chair Soft Matter and Biophysics

Published on 2 October 2026

Active ingredient
Jean-François Joanny, chair Soft Matter and Biophysics

Published on 2 October 2026

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Pierre Joliot, chair Cellular bioenergetics

Published on 14 October 2026

Publication of Professor Claude Grison’s opening lecture
Claude Grison, chair Sustainable Common Future

Published on 13 October 2026

The beginning of a script is a tiny spark
Claire Denis, chair Movies

Published on 13 October 2026

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Foucault and College Life: Dialogue with Peers, Establishment of Chairs

Aurèle Méthivier & Sandra Boehringer
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Genomic Insights into Cortical Expansion and Language Function

Arnold Kriegstein
Guest lecturer

Addressing Climate Change

Esther Duflo
Lecture

The Origin of Cortical Interneurons in Human Brain Development

Arnold Kriegstein
Guest lecturer

Are new ideas harder to come by? (1)

Philippe Aghion
Lecture

Genomic Insights into Human Brain Development, Evolution, and Disease

Arnold Kriegstein
Guest lecturer

Poverty, Migration and Social Protection

Esther Duflo
Lecture

The Budget Equation: Taxation and Social Security

Esther Duflo
Lecture

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