Events

KLI Colloquia are invited research talks of about an hour followed by 30 min discussion. The talks are held in English, open to the public, and offered in hybrid format. 

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Spring-Summer 2026 KLI Colloquium Series

12 March 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET

What Is Biological Modality, and What Has It Got to Do With Psychology?

Carrie Figdor (University of Iowa)

 

26 March 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET

The Science of an Evolutionary Transition in Humans

Tim Waring (University of Maine)

 

9 April 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET

Hierarchies and Power in Primatology and Their Populist Appropriation

Rebekka Hufendiek (Ulm University)

 

16 April 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET

A Metaphysics for Dialectical Biology

Denis Walsh (University of Toronto)

 

30 April 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET

What's in a Trait? Reconceptualizing Neurodevelopmental Timing by Seizing Insights From Philosophy

Isabella Sarto-Jackson (KLI)

 

7 May 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET

The Evolutionary Trajectory of Human Hippocampal-Cortical Interactions

Daniel Reznik (Max Planck Society)

 

21 May 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET

Why Directionality Emerged in Multicellular Differentiation

Somya Mani (KLI)

 

28 May 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET

The Interplay of Tissue Mechanics and Gene Regulatory Networks in the Evolution of Morphogenesis

James DiFrisco (Francis Crick Institute)

 

11 June 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET

Brave Genomes: Genome Plasticity in the Face of Environmental Challenge

Silvia Bulgheresi (University of Vienna)

 

25 June 2026 (Thurs) 3-4:30 PM CET

The Evolvability of the Mammalian Ear: From Microevolutionary Variation to Macroevolutionary Patterns

Anne LeMaitre (KLI)

 

KLI Colloquia 2014 – 2026

Event Details

Summer School
Virtual Mentoring Sessions EASPLS 2020
EASPLS 2020
2020-09-07 12:00 - 2020-09-11 12:00
Online Event
Organized by KLI & EASPLS Consortium
Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, we decided to cancel this year's European Advanced Seminar in the Philosophy of Life Sciences with the title “Dealing with Complexity in the Life Sciences”. The seminar was supposed to take place Sep.7-11, 2020 at the Konrad Lorenz Institute for Evolution and Cognition Research (KLI), close to Vienna. We also announce that the next in-person EASPLS will take place in 2022 at the KLI. 
 
However, the EASPLS Consortium is committed to support early career researchers working in the philosophy of the life sciences in a different way. Between September 7 and September 11, each of the instructors will offer a mentoring session of two hours each. Priority will be given to those who have applied for EASPLS 2020. If seats are still available, it will be possible for other early career scholars to sign in. We will circulate information about the details of the mentoring sessions (exact times, topics, how to register, specific topics etc.) before June 30.
 
The instructors who will be offering mentoring sessions are:
  • Giovanni Boniolo (University of Ferrara)
  • Guido Caniglia (KLI Klosterneuburg)
  • John Dupré (University of Exeter)
  • Sara Green (University of Copenhagen)
  • Philippe Huneman (CNRS/Paris-Sorbonne University)
  • Maël Lemoine (University of Bordeaux)
  • Sabina Leonelli (University of Exeter)
  • Thomas Reydon (Leibniz University Hannover)
  • Federica Russo (University of Amsterdam)
  • Isabella Sarto-Jackson (KLI Klosterneuburg)
  • Jon Umerez (University of the Basque Country)
  • Marcel Weber (University of Geneva)
We will be in touch with more information soon. 
 
Guido Caniglia and Marcel Weber (summer school directors on behalf of the EASPLS Consortium)