Le 19 février 2025, la Chaire Complexités ∞ Humanités a organisé une session intitulée « Le Vivant : rétrospective et prospective », dans le cadre de la Science Week 2025 de l’UM6P. Comment et quand est apparue la vie multicellulaire complexe? Comment les sciences sociales et humaines peuvent-elles dialoguer et interagir avec les sciences du vivant? Peut-on encore préserver la diversité du vivant, intriquer à nouveau nature et culture, relier… Lire plus / Read more

World Conference on Complex Systems, 5th edition, November 11-14, 2024 The Chair of Complexities ∞ Humanities had the pleasure of being a leading partner and sponsor of the World Conference on Complex Systems (WCCS),  which took place from November 11 to 14 in Mohammedia, Morocco. The Moroccan Society of Interdisciplinary Sciences organized the WCCS’s 5th edition in partnership with the IEEE Technology and Engineering Management Society (TEMS), the International Federation… Lire plus / Read more

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Here is a series of conversations and interviews conducted by the UM6P team with some of the speakers from the UM6P Science Week event on Complexity. Ivar Ekeland, mathematician and economist David Napier, anthropologist Luc Steels, computer scientist David Chavalarias, mathematician Dany-Robert Dufour, philosopher   Lire plus / Read more

Fusion of science and culture Key to the 21st century by Mahdi Elmandjra Article published in Futures, April 1990 Mahdi Elmandjra (1933–2014) was a Moroccan futurologist, economist and sociologist. He is one of the founders of the International Federation for Future Studies (Futuribles). This essay is an edited version of a paper given to a UNESCO Symposium on ‘Science and Culture for the 21st Century: Agenda for Survival’, Vancouver, Canada, 10-15… Lire plus / Read more

Below are links to some of the most important centers, institutes, and laboratories working on the sciences of complexity and non-linearity or exploring social, educational, or philosophical issues through interdisciplinary approaches. Vous trouverez ci-dessous des liens vers certains des centres, instituts et laboratoires les plus importants travaillant sur les sciences de la complexité et de la non-linéarité ou explorant des questions sociales, éducatives ou philosophiques par le biais d’approches interdisciplinaires.… Lire plus / Read more

Introduction to the Sciences of Complexity, CeDOC This course for doctoral students is designed to explore the intricate nature of complex systems, focusing on the idea that the whole is more than the sum of its parts. Rooted in disciplines like mathematics, physics, and biology and spanning various fields, the course exposes students to non-linear sciences. It aims to equip participants to understand chaotic, unpredictable, and emergent dynamics that challenge… Lire plus / Read more

Edgar Morin  Sociologue et philosophe  Texte paru dans Le Monde, 22 janvier 2024 et reproduit avec l’autorisation de l’auteur  English translation by Placide Ngendahayo – Arabic translation by Samia Erraji and Ibitihal Elbanouri     Multiplication des guerres, réchauffement climatique, essor des régimes   autoritaires : le monde court au désastre, mais il nous faut résister à la haine, estime le sociologue et philosophe.    S’il est minuit dans le siècle : lorsque Victor… Lire plus / Read more

Interview conducted by Nicolas Sperry-Guillou UM6P, Benguerir Campus, December 12th, 2023 In this interview with independent epistemologist Virginia Chaitin, we discuss her academic background in philosophy of science and the impact of influential thinkers such as Karl Popper, Paul K. Feyerabend, or Gilles Deleuze on her intellectual pursuits. After elaborating on the key difference between episteme and doxa, Virginia presents mimetic concept migrations and how she applies this transdisciplinary approach… Lire plus / Read more

Exploring Paul Feyerabend’s legacy for the reconstruction of the High Atlas region Thursday February 15th, 2024 The Chair of Complexities ∞ Humanities organized a side event during the UM6P Science Week 2024, to commemorate the centennial anniversary of Paul Feyerabend’s birth. The event explored Feyerabend’s legacy and its potential for the reconstruction of the High Atlas region. This conference aimed to: Revisit and celebrate Feyerabend’s contributions to the philosophy of… Lire plus / Read more