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2024-01-26
New Review Paper: Evolution at the Origins of Life?
“...from so simple a beginning endless forms most beautiful and most wonderful have been, and are being evolved...” (Darwin 1859)
But what about the time before the ‘so simple’ beginning? Does evolutionary theory apply there? Let's ask Schoenmakers et al.!
2018-11-05
New Scientific Director of the KLI
Guido Caniglia took up his position as Scientific Director of the KLI in November 2018.
2021-10-01
New thematic issue of Biological Theory: Evolution of Kinship Systems
The September issue of our journal, Biological Theory, is now out.
2019-03-05
New visitor Javier SUAREZ (University of Barcelona)
We welcome Javier SUAREZ (University of Barcelona) who will work on his project "Stability of Traits as the Kind of Stability that Matters: Holobionts as Units of Selection."
2017-11-07
New volume in the Vienna Series: Vivarium
Vivarium: Experimental, Quantitative, and Theoretical Biology at Vienna's Biologische Versuchsanstalt.
A new volume in the Vienna Series in Theoretical Biology edited by Gerd Müller was published in October 2017!
2017-08-09
New Writing-Up Fellow
We welcome Murillo Pagnotta from the University of St. Andrews to the KLI.
2017-07-15
New Writing-Up Fellow
We welcome Eva Fernandez-Labandera Tejado from the University of the Basque Country to the KLI.
2017-10-15
New Writing-Up Fellow at the KLI
We welcome Roland Zimm from the University of Helsinki to the KLI.
2019-03-25
New Writing-Up Fellow Christian DORNINGER (Leuphana University)
We welcome Writing-Up Fellow Christian DORNINGER who will work at the KLI on his project "Biophysical Human-Nature Disconnections as a Form of Sociocultural Niche Construction" starting on April 1st, 2019.
2018-04-03
Normative Cognition: A Research Roadmap
KLI Colloquium: Ivan Gonzalez-Cabrera, 12 April, 3.00 pm
2022-04-07
Not over yet: KLI publications on the pandemic
In addition to Diversity Lost to Diversity Regained, KLI fellows covered a range of philosophical, social, and ecological issues.
2022-07-08
Now out: Biological Theory’s June 2022 issue!
Volume 17, issue 2 introduces a new collection—Critical Concepts in Biological Theory—with the article: Serial Homology.
2018-01-09
Obligate Endosymbiosis in Ants Reveals Developmental Steps to Major Evolutionary Transitions
KLI Colloquium: 16 January 2018, 3.00 pm
2018-03-12
Off-year Workshop: EASPLS Call for Applications
ISHPSSB Off-year workshop, organized by S. Leonelli & T. Reydon:
5th EASPLS:
Interdisciplinarity in the Life Sciences and their Philosophy
10–14 September 2018
Student travel grants available!
Deadline: 31 March
2021-10-05
Old ideas for current challenges: Ecological neo-Narodnism and the peasant economy in the 21st century
What is Ecological neo-Narodnism and how does it contribute to solving contemporary social and environmental challenges? Marco P. Vianna Franco explains.
2018-02-02
On the Origins of Complexity, Stability and Variation: A General Model of Development
KLI Colloquium: Roland ZIMM, 15 February, 3.00 pm
2022-05-24
On the Sustainability of Human Niche Construction
Christian DORNINGER (KLI), 2 June 2022, 3.00 pm. To join our colloquium please register with Zoom.
2021-05-18
Opening Up Science in Museums – Experiences and Challenges
Katrin VOHLAND (Natural History Museum, Vienna), 27 May 2021, 3.00 pm. To join our colloquium please register with Zoom.
2020-04-24
Optimal Model Complexity in Sustainability Science
VIRTUAL KLI COLLOQUIUM: Alkistis ELLIOTT-GRAVES (University of Helsinki), 28 April, 5.00 pm. For pre-registered participants only!