News
2019-10-22
The Influence of Demography and Evolution on Caesarean Section Rates
KLI Colloquium: Barbara FISCHER (KLI), 29 October 2019, 3.00 pm
2018-04-20
The Inheritance of Small RNAs – A Case for Theoretical Pluralism?
KLI Colloquium: Sophie Veigl, 26 April, 3.00 pm
2022-03-10
The KLI stands with the people of Ukraine
We regard the Russian invasion an attack on the fundamental values of freedom, democracy, and self-determination. The KLI is part of the "Global Research Groups Supporting Ukrainian Scientists” and offers support for Ukrainian researchers.
2018-06-08
The Major Evolutionary Transitions in Individuality
KLI Colloquium: Roberta May FISHER (Københavns Universitet), 25 June, 2018, 3.00 pm.
2022-11-17
The Making and Breaking of Minds – how social interactions shape the human mind
Isabella SARTO-JACKSON (KLI), 9 March 2023, 3.00 pm. To join our colloquium please register with Zoom.
2023-02-14
The Making and Breaking of Minds. How social interactions shape the human mind
Isabella SARTO-JACKSON (KLI) 2023-03-09 15:00 (CET). To join our colloquium please register with Zoom
2022-03-30
The making and breaking of minds: an interview with Isabella Sarto-Jackson
In her latest book, Dr. Sarto-Jackson talks about the role of the social environment in human brain development and what this means for how society understands and treats the youth.
2023-08-07
The mathematics of Leonardo da Vinci's anatomical drawings
In "Revisiting Leonardo on Muscles: Intimations of Mathematical Biology and Biomechanics," Michael Kemp explores da Vinci's remarkable anatomical drawings.
2021-01-14
The Modern State and the Glass Ceiling for a Sustainability Transformation – a Systems Perspective
Daniel HAUSKNOST (Vienna University of Economics and Business), 21 January 2021, 3.00 pm. To join our colloquium please register with Zoom.
2018-03-14
The Neural Mechanisms of Empathy, and the Way in Which We May Share the Feelings of Others
KLI Colloquium: Claus Lamm, 24 April, 4.30 pm
2021-06-23
The obstetrical dilemma: taking a closer look with Nicole Grunstra
Why is birthing so difficult in humans and why is giving birth such a risky business? An interview with KLI fellow Nicole Grunstra on why it is still important to talk about the obstetrical dilemma.
2021-10-07
The October issue of our KLife Newsletter is out!
Check out our new colloquium schedule & enjoy the insightful essays, interviews, & papers from our fellows
2024-01-07
The Pathogenic Niche: An Empowering Concept of Environment for Health Studies
Francesca MERLIN (CNRS), 2024-01-18 15:00 (CET). To join our colloquium please register with Zoom
2020-12-18
The philosophical impact of cybernetics on Waddington’s processual epigenetics
KLI fellow Flavia Fabris argues that it was mainly Waddington’s cybernetics – rather than organicism – to lead the foundation for his subsequent novel scientific approach.
2022-04-03
The Schismogenic Hypothesis: Conceptualizing Grassroots Sustainability Transformation as a Process of Conscious Self-Determination by Differentiation
Giuseppe FEOLA (Utrecht University), 11 April 2022, 3.00 pm. To join our colloquium please register with Zoom.
2017-11-23
The Species Problem – Practical Ramifications of a Theoretical Conundrum
Frank Zachos (Natural History Museum, Vienna) will give a talk in the KLI Colloquium series on 28 November, 3.00 pm.
2021-06-23
The value of mentorship: imagination, theory, and practice
KLI fellows Stephanie Schnorr and Nicole Grunstra initiated a KLI Lab to think about mentorship in academia. They brought an embodied and an evolutionary perspective to the table.
2018-11-05
Theoretical Biology Today
The symposium in honor of Gerd Müller will take place at the Biocenter of the University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, Lecture Hall 2 on November 9th, from 3.30 pm to 6.30 pm.
2021-03-24
Thinking Ecologically about Cities: A Global South Perspective
Harini NAGENDRA (Azim Premji University), 1 April 2021, 3.00 pm. To join our colloquium please register with Zoom.