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Lecture plan 1. Monasticism and lectures (continued) 1.1. The topos of the illiterate monk: monasteries as a place of unculture or a-culture (continued) 1.2. the monk's duty to know how to read and write 1.3 Monasteries and children: a difficult …

Abstract A causal model describes the distribution of each variable   X as a function of the variables causing   X , and of independent noise (representing other unknown factors influencing   X -   the "   known unknowns   "). A causal model avoids the …

The challenge now is to develop a more efficient algorithm for estimating model parameters. We begin by reviewing the properties of the Kullback-Leibler divergence and the Pinsker inequality that relates it to total variation. An exponential family has a …

Abstract Valentine's Day love poetry is a literary tradition that first found expression at the end of the 14th   century, in England during the reign of Richard   II. Following its transformations right up to Shakespeare and Thomas Hardy, and the "   …

The Groupe de recherches transversales en paléographie (GRTP), which aims to develop a transdisciplinary approach to palaeography, is joining forces with Biblissima+ to invite you to another day of study and discussion around the question : how to …

Exceptionally, this seminar takes place on a Tuesday. …

Exceptionally, the lecture takes place on a Tuesday. …

Abstract During their growth and division cycles, proliferating cells must couple their volume growth and macromolecule production to preserve their density, in particular their protein concentration. They must also couple the duration and speed of their …

Abstract In 1789, the French revolutionaries, after declaring that " men are born and remain free and equal in rights ", did not abolish slavery. The Convention did so only in 1794, under pressure from slave revolts and, in particular, the Saint-Domingue …

Documents and media Download support Download lecture notes References D. C. Tosteson and J. F. Hoffmann, "Regulation of Cell Volume by Active Cation Transport in High and Low Potassium Sheep Red Cells" The Journal of General Physiology , 44, 169-194 …

Abstract Electrochemistry plays a central role in the storage and conversion of renewable energies. It is also at work in a variety of emerging sustainable technologies and devices that have a significant impact on society. Optimizing the performance of …

Abstract This lecture discusses the dynamics of dust particles within a protoplanetary disk, focusing on sedimentation towards the disk midplane and radial drift. These two processes depend on particle size. This size, in turn, is determined by the speed …

Abstract Participatory science can be defined as forms of scientific knowledge production involving - with researchers - citizens. In this seminar, I will review the long history of amateur involvement in science for the study of biodiversity, as well as …

Abstract Biodiversity is changing rapidly, and several sources of data are available to try and objectify these changes. The lecture will present these different types of data, the ways in which they can be analyzed and their limitations in detecting …

Abstract How can machines learn as effectively as humans and animals ? How could machines learn how the world works and acquire common sense ? How could machines learn to reason and plan ? Current AI architectures, such as large-scale auto-regressive …

Abstract Multimodality : NLP and images, NLP and speech. Improving machine translation using context, especially images. NLP without the written word : reconciling NLP and speech processing, using the example of automatic speech …

The Respective Roles of Priors, Noise, and Confidence in Learning Abstract Learning and deciding in uncertain environments is a difficult but ubiquitous challenge for human intelligence. Research in psychology and neuroscience has identified the …

Abstract This lecture focuses on the genesis and evolution of gas disks around forming stars. These disks are also called accretion disks because of their ability to transport matter towards the central star. Stellar accretion is also observed …

Geometric and Musical Patterns: Brain Mechanisms and Educational Relevance Abstract The sense of geometry for static shapes is accompanied, in the human species, by an ability to perceive regularities and in particular symmetries within spatial and …

Abstract Following on from last year's study of the British Library tablets, we now turn our attention to a previously unpublished tablet from Fribourg, which provides new evidence of bilingual (Greek-Coptic) vocational education in post-Arab conquest …