Major dates in May 2022

Rob Philipps : Biology by the Numbers (4 lectures)

May 9, 16, 23 and 30 2022 at Collège de France (salle 2)

Roger S. Bagnall : Managing the Economy of Roman and Late Antique Egypt (4 lectures)

May 10, 13, 18 and 25 2022 from 2 pm to 3 pm at Collège de France (salle 2).

Ann Jefferson : Le génie et ses vicissitudes: une histoire française du XVIIIe^siècle à nos jours (4 lectures)

May 10, 17, 24 and 31 2022 from 17 h to 18 h at the Collège de France (salle 5).

Gérard Ben Arous : Exploring the Random Landscapes of Statistical Physics and of High-Dimensional Inference (4 lectures)

May 13 and 20 2022 at Collège de France.

Paul Nurse : What is life? (4 lectures)

Third and fourth lectures on May 13 and 20 2022 from 17 h 30 to 18 h 30 at Collège de France (amphithéâtre Maurice Halbwachs).

Next lectures in the  series: May 13 and May 20, 2022.

Paul Nurse is a geneticist and cell biologist who has worked on how the eukaryotic cell cycle is controlled. His main work has focused on cyclin-dependent protein kinases and how they regulate cell reproduction. He is Director of the Francis Crick Institute in London, Chancellor of the University of Bristol, and has been President of the Royal Society, Chief Executive of Cancer Research UK and President of Rockefeller University.

Luis Liz-Marzán : Interactions of Light with Gold (and Other Metals) (4 lectures)

First and second lectures in the series on May 17 and 24 2022, from 11 h to 12 h 30 at the Collège de France (salle 2).

Next lectures in the cycle : June¹ and 7 2022.

Eric Lauga : Hydrodynamics of cell movement (4 lectures)

First lecture in the series on May 30 2022, from 17 h to 18 h at the Collège de France (salle 5).

Next lectures in the cycle : June¹, 15 and 17 2022.

Dario Mantovani : Avenir, quel temps d'attente ?

The word " avenir " necessarily implies a temporal dimension. The aim of this symposium is to analyze this, adopting the form of interdisciplinary dialogue that characterizes the Collège de France's Avenir Commun Durable initiative.
Two angles will be explored : forecasts and visions.

May 10 2022 at the Collège de France.

Sonia Garel : From Development to Neurodegeneration: Roles of Microglia and Other Immune Brain Cells

May 12-13 2022 at Collège de France.

William Marx : The " neo-Japanism ", 1945-1975

Colloquium organized by Sophie Basch (professor at Sorbonne Université, senior member of the IUF), Michael Lucken (professor at Inalco, honorary member of the IUF), William Marx and Jean-Noël Robert (professors at the Collège de France).

Japonism revolutionized the aesthetics of the ^19th century. This Western passion for the arts of Japan continued into the interwar period, with the spread of Japonology. But what remains of Japan's aesthetic influence after Hiroshima and Nagasaki ?

May 12 and 13 2022 at the Collège de France.

François-Xavier Fauvelle : History of the Sahara (to 650 CE)

This symposium is the research seminar of the History and Archaeology of African Worlds Chair at the Collège de France. It is co-organized and led by Prof. François-Xavier Fauvelle and Jean-Loïc Le Quellec, Director of Research Emeritus at the CNRS.

May 16, 17 and 18, 2022 at the Collège de France.

Hugues de Thé : Cancer and immunity

Symposium organized by Hugues de Thé, Chair of Cellular and Molecular Oncology, and Alain Fischer, Chair of Experimental Medicine.

May 19-20 2022 at the Collège de France.

Wendy Mackay : Creating a Human-Computer Partnership

May 23 and 24 2022 at Collège de France.

Pierre-Michel Menger : "  Meritocracy  " - analyses and controversies

May 24 2022 at the Collège de France.

Lluis Quintana-Murci : Genetic Admixture: Inference and Evolutionary Consequences

This symposium, held in English, uses theoretical models and empirical data to explore the extent of admixture in humans and other species.

May 30 & 31 2022 at the Collège de France.