News
2021-12-19
The December 2021 issue of Biological Theory is now out!
Featuring a section commemorating Richard Lewontin (1929-2021) and a tribute to Karen Neander (1954-2020).
2018-06-11
The Development and Evolution of Tiger Moth Wing Patterning
KLI Colloquium: Rick GAWNE (KLI), 21 June, 2018, 3.00 pm.
2025-04-05
The Epistemic Red Queen Hypothesis: are we making the world harder to understand?
Elis JONES (KLI), 2025-04-10 15:00 (CET). Please join our colloquium via Zoom!
2024-11-25
The Evolution of Human Birth
Barbara FISCHER (KLI & University of Vienna), 2024-11-28 15:00 (CET). Please join our colloquium via Zoom!
2019-03-21
The Evolution of Social-Ecological Systems
KLI Colloquium: Tim WARING (University of Maine), 2 April, 5.00 pm
2020-02-19
The Evolution of the Female Orgasm
KLI Colloquium: Mihaela PAVLICEV (University of Vienna), 10 March 2020, 5.00 pm
2023-06-06
The Evolution of ‘Universal’ Human Mating Strategies: A Critique
Gillian BROWN (University of St. Andrews), 2023-06-15 15:00 (CET). To join our colloquium please register with Zoom
2019-02-25
The Evolutionary Connection between Human Salivary Amylase and Oral Starch Digestion from an Experimental Perspective
KLI Colloquium: Stephanie SCHNORR (KLI), 19 March, 4.00 pm
2018-07-01
The Extinction of Life: An Inquiry into Disease
KLI Colloquium: François PELLET (University of Münster), 11 July, 3.00 pm
2024-09-24
The Fall-Winter 2024-2025 KLI Colloquium Series
Save the dates!! Here's announcing the Fall-Winter 2024-2025 KLI Colloquium Series! We have a great list of speakers for the Fall-Winter program starting on the 3rd of October: Martin Brüne (Ruhr-University Bochum), Mihaela Pavlicev (University of Vienna), Kevin Lala (University of St. Andrews), Stuart Newman (New York Medical College), Sarah Davies (University of Vienna), Barbara Fischer (KLI & University of Vienna), Simon Huttegger (University of California, Irvine), Sergio Porta (University of Strathclyde) and Martin Schmid (University of Natural Resources and Life Sciences Vienna (BOKU).
2019-11-21
The Genetic Basis of Animal Domestication: An Old Question, a New Approach
KLI Colloquium: Adam WILKINS (Humboldt University, Berlin), 26 November 2019, 5.00 pm.
2017-10-20
The Governance of Innovation Processes
KLI Colloquium: Manfred D. Laubichler (Arizona State University)
2017-12-12
The Impossible Worlds Problem for Fictionalist Accounts of Evolutionary Models
Brian McLoone (Higher School of Economics, Moscow) will give a talk at the KLI on Monday 18 December 2017, 3.00 pm.
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
2026-05-22
The Interplay of Tissue Mechanics and Gene Regulatory Networks in the Evolution of Morphogenesis
James DIFRISCO (Francis Crick Institute, London), May 28, 2026, 15:00 (CEST). Please join our colloquium via Zoom!
2026-01-08
The KLI is now on Bluesky!
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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.