Sélections

Discover the second episode of the series From sign to sound. Our journey into the art of interpretation continues. From Renata Tebaldi’s “angel’s voice” to Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau’s “voice of the soul”. Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau was the interpreter of the Lied par excellence: 3,000 Lieder by a hundred different composers! We pay tribute to him on the […]

Is it possible to discover the secrets of science while having fun? Is science an intimidating and abstract discipline? What if approaching a subject in a totally new way could break down psychological barriers? Should we believe the most illustrious scientists when they say they have no particular gift, but an enormous capacity for questioning […]

A few million years ago… Long ago, our planet was populated by gigantic beings, until they mysteriously disappeared. Was it due to a meteorite, a change in diet or simply the passage of time? This is a question that will remain unanswered for a long time to come. Indeed, why and how could entities as […]

What does it mean to live in a community? There are many definitions and connotations associated with it. At a time when it’s vital to question our lifestyles, we need to reexamine the meaning of community. How can these lifestyle choices concern us today? Indeed, as an alternative to the majority model of society, community […]

Art has been present in fiction since the 19th century: Honoré de Balzac, Maurice Leblanc, Oscar Wilde, Emile Zola. In contemporary novels, we often find the character of the artist or the world of the arts: in Marie Darrieussecq, Michel Houellebecq or Haruki Murakami, for literature. Julian Schnabel, Christian Schwochow and Julie Taymor, for cinema. […]

What’s the ideal city? Philosophers, historians, urban planners, archaeologists and other specialists will attempt to answer this question at a forthcoming symposium, La Ville idéale, Entre utopie et réalité, at the University of Lausanne. What did the ideal city look like in ancient times? A short journey from utopia to reality. For Plato,Atlantis undoubtedly represented […]