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From the neuron to the anthill, from living organisms to machines

2026 Lectures

nov 2-6, 18:30 - Uni Dufour

Free entrance no registration required
Simultaneous translation in French and English

What is intelligence? How does it arise, develop and manifest itself in living beings, in human societies and, now, in artificial systems? Discover the 2026 Theme

What’s so intelligent about the human brain?
Sophie Scott
Commander of the British Empire
Professor at the Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, University College London, United Kingdom

Monday 2 November 2026 - 18:30

The Making of a Memory
Sheena Josselyn
Senior Scientist, Hospital for Sick Children, Canada
Professor at the University of Toronto, Canada

Tuesday 3 November 2026 - 18:30

The Collective Mind: How Groups Make Decisions
Iain D. Couzin
Professor at Department of Collective Behaviour
Max Plank Institute of Animal Behaviour, and Centre for the Advanced Study of Collective Behaviour, University of Konstanz, Germany

Wednesday 4 November 2026 - 18:30

The Nature of Artificial intelligence 
Melanie Mitchell
Professor at Santa Fe Institute, United States

Thursday 5 November 2026 - 18:30

Intelligence, Consciousness, and the Future of the Mind
Thomas Metzinger
Professor Emeritus at Johannes Gutenberg University, Mainz, Germany
German National Academy Leopoldina, Germany

Friday 6 November 2026 - 18:30

Conference moderation
Stéphanie Jaquet
Scientific journalist

 

For the younger public

Wednesday, 4 November

As in every edition, youth are honoured on Wednesday.
An informal meeting is planned during the day between students and the speakers of the Colloquium, encouraging a privileged interaction.

Intelligence in motion

Sound and light show on the MAH

October 25 to November 15, 2024

Every evening, 6:30pm, 7:30pm, 8:30pm
(Duration: 20 minutes)
On the façade of the Museum of Art and History (MAH)

Previous editions

2024

Symétries

2022

Les cinq éléments

2021

Le hasard existe-t-il vraiment?

2020

L'art des maths

2018

Gravity, l'attraction universelle

2016

La révolution génomique

2014

Les secrets du soleil

2012

Architecture moléculaire

2010

La révolution quantique

2008

Grandes épidémies: le retour ?

2006

[r]évolution climatique ?

2004

Cellules souches et médecine rénératrice

2002

Aux Portes du Nano-Monde