News
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.
2023-05-05
Third meeting of the KLI working group: Evolutionary theory for social-ecological change
The final meeting of the working group at the KLI, documented in pictures by Raf Jansen.
2022-03-31
Thought anchors and concept relation games: an interview with Orsolya Bajer-Molnár on flexible tools for transdisciplinary collaborations
We talked to co-lead author of “Diversity Regained: Precautionary approaches to COVID-19 as a phenomenon of the total environment” about the transdisciplinary methods they developed to facilitate their collaboration.
2020-09-15
Three new fellows at the KLI
Welcoming postdoctoral fellow Luana Poliseli and writing-up fellows Ashley Lewis and Jacob Weger.
2022-01-17
Through the Fractured Looking Glass
Sandra MITCHELL (University of Pittsburgh), 26 January 2022, 3.00 pm. To join our colloquium please register with Zoom.
2019-10-04
Timewalk in the Anthropocene
Pictorial memories of an event organized by the Globart Academy & KLI. A journey through different periods that surround us in the anthropocene.
2019-12-03
Tinkering in the Lab
KLI Colloquium: John Bickle (Mississippy State University & University of Mississippi Medical Center), 10 December 2019, 5.00 pm.
2018-02-15
Tool Migration: A Framework for Analyzing Cross-disciplinary Use of Formal Systems
KLI Colloquium: Chia-Hua Lin on Thu 22 February, 3.00 pm
2019-01-22
Towards a General Theory of Species Ranges — the Dynamics Behind Range Margins and Range Fragmentation
KLI Colloquium: Jitka POLECHOVA (University of Vienna), 29 January, 3.00 pm.
2022-12-16
Towards a Philosophy of Techno-Science
Federica RUSSO (University of Amsterdam) 2023-01-19 15:00 (CET). To join our colloquium please register with Zoom