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Abstract The world is experiencing crises of various kinds : ecological, health, energy, democratic, social with growing inequalities, humanitarian in conflict zones, fruit in drought regions. What role do the social sciences play in this context ? They …

Abstract In this lecture, we'll look at persistent data structures whose implementation uses " under the hood " imperative structures and in-place mutation, while preserving a purely functional interface. We'll start with Baker's functional arrays, which …

Abstract This seminar will trace the scientific and entrepreneurial history of Sweetch Energy... from nanotube to Megawatt. Bruno Mottet Bruno Mottet has a PhD in physical chemistry, a passion for science and has been an entrepreneur for over 20 years. He …

In the context of global climate change, the development of new renewable energy solutions is a major challenge . However, one avenue has so far remained relatively unexploited : osmotic energy. This is extracted, for example, from the differences in …

Roman jurists - in particular Florentine and Ulpian - proposed a definition of freedom that lies between nature and law. Their definitions have influenced the modern concept of human rights. But for Roman jurists, recognizing the existence of freedom by …

Abstract What (infra)structures ? (2) To understand the varied status of teachers, we need to look at the role of the state and cities in the organization of lectures, based on imperial legislation and, more specifically, the constitution of …

Abstract Some famous writers have attacked Valéry's work. In particular, Jules Romains criticized his "   creative mystification   ". In Les Hommes de bonne volonté (tome   XII, chapter   14), the character of Strigelius is modeled on Valéry  : he is a …

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The " fable of Tahiti " fed European imaginations at the end of the 18th  century, sparking not only reveries on the state of nature, but also debates on the perils of civilization and on relations between Europeans and other parts of the world. After …

We'll be looking at three particularly well known families, from three different periods : that of the chancellor Etellum in Larsa ( XIXth   century), that of the soothsayer Asqudum in Mari ( XVIIIth   century) and that of the chief-lamenter Ur-Utu in …

Abstract French colonial domination of Việt Nam led to major economic and social transformations in the early 20th  century. In addition to economic exchanges with metropolitan France, there was the circulation of ideas, techniques and material culture …

Abstract Environmental protection and animal welfare are closely related when it comes to native wildlife, but they clash when it comes to managing introduced predators that pose a threat to local species. The objective of protecting biodiversity, which …

Today, phylogenetic distances are often used as a universal objective criterion. In some cases, however, other ways of classifying living organisms may be more appropriate. Documents and media Download …

The conference is in English. Presentation The Sudhof lab major goal is to gain mechanistic insight into how synapses are formed and eliminated during development and throughout life. Towards that goal, Sudhof and his colleagues have identified major …

This conference is not available in audio or video. European construction, built on the ruins of the great European powers in the aftermath of the Second World War, has maintained an uncomfortable relationship with military power, which is too closely …

Abstract Infectious diseases have been one of the main causes of mortality in our species, Homo sapiens . Pathogens have had a profound impact on the demography and history of human populations, as well as on their current susceptibility to disease. …

This lecture looks at the unique history of the settlement of the Americas. It represents the culmination of the last expansion of modern humans from Africa. It also involves the encounter between native Americans and, from the 15th   century onwards, …

Abstract The Hubbard Hamiltonian governs the phases accessible to strongly correlated particles in a periodic potential. Here, we introduce a technology for emulating the Hubbard model from semiconducting quasiparticles confined in electrostatic lattices. …

Abstract We present a state-of-the-art review of multi-scale finite element methods : the problems these methods tackle, the development of different approaches, advances in their performance and in their theoretical understanding. We will also highlight …

This conference is not available in audio or video. This conference will examine the enlargement of the European Union after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the dismemberment of the Soviet Union. The horizon of peace is no longer limited to the West, but …