Dr. Jean‑Yves Sovilla, neurologist specializing in sleep medicine, offers a historical and scientific survey of major epidemics. He examines the two greatest plague waves — late antique and 14th‑century Black Death — and recounts Alexandre Yersin’s role in identifying the plague bacillus. Recent genetic discoveries tracing plague evolution, the history and impact of influenza, AIDS and COVID, and the principles behind mRNA vaccine technology are also discussed.
In French.
Authors Cléo Jansen and Tom Tirabosco present a probing investigation into the proposed future collider at CERN. Their book examines the scientific, ethical and societal questions raised by a project of this scale: the role of research, our relationship to technological progress and the wider environmental and social impacts. By meeting scientists, engineers, economists and philosophers, they juxtapose perspectives and invite reflection on the choices we make in the name of knowledge.
In French. Followed by a discussion.
The Albert Hirschman Centre on Democracy is pleased to invite you to Democracy Week 2026, a series of public events organised in collaboration with the Geneva Chancellery of State. Bringing together academics, policymakers, journalists, civil society actors and the wider public, this initiative creates a space for dialogue on the opportunities and challenges facing democracy today.
Viewed as a Gutenberg moment of the twenty-first century, artificial intelligence is a disruptive innovation that is reshaping books and knowledge. This lecture examines how AI transforms the production and transmission of cultural and intellectual content, and how it can act as a powerful multiplier of young people’s talents. Participants will gain critical perspectives on societal implications and strategies to harness AI for rebuilding prosperity in Switzerland and Europe.
In French.
The Department of Ancient Studies at the Faculty of Humanities (UNIGE) is offering a series of public lectures dedicated to interactions, exchanges, and cultural dynamics in the ancient world. Faculty members and researchers will explore diplomatic relations, the movement of objects, religious and linguistic influences, and issues of identity at the crossroads of the Mediterranean and the ancient Near East.
In French.
This workshop explores the traditional process of assembling a herbarium specimen, inspired by Jean-Jacques Rousseau’s collections. Participants learn scientific techniques for pressing and mounting dried plants on old paper, practice botanical labelling and nomenclature, and select specimens to create a personal herbarium sheet. The session examines preservation methods, identification principles and the historical context of Rousseau’s approach, combining practical skills with scientific insight to produce a lasting botanical object.
In French.
Anna Desraux (actress–musician), Jeanne Mermet (engineer–musician) and Gabriel Cotte (limnologist and science communicator) combine performance, technical practice and aquatic science to guide participants.
Drawing on scientific data, the workshop investigates the lake’s breathing rhythms through guided breathing exercises, verb-based prompts and collaborative songwriting. Participants translate limnological patterns into poetic verbs and melodies, then develop lyrics and simple musical settings that reveal the lake’s vitality and temporal dynamics.
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