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The Friends of IHES have proposed a new public conference presented by Cédric Villani (IHES & Université Lyon 1), on Thursday March 21, 2024 at 6 p.m. "Blaise Pascal, mathematics at the heart of humanity" The philosophers of the Enlightenment were tempted to corner Blaise Pascal, to portray him as a mad genius to avoid having to take into account his disturbing vision of the world and knowledge. But the torments of the twentieth century, recent progress in science have established him as a pioneer in many fields, such as his passion for the relationship between automation and reflection. In hindsight, he appears to be the only mathematician of his time to reflect all the facets of this discipline, including its economic aspect with an adventure that made him the first "tech" entrepreneur. Let's explore together some of its still fascinating facets.