In a recent paper published in the European Journal for Philosophy of Science, KLI Fellow Olesya Bondarenko examines the prospects for integrating behavioral genomics with the social sciences. (click on title to continue)

The 45th Altenberg Workshop in Theoretical Biology on “The Developmental Origins of Evolvability” was held at the KLI from June 16 to 19, 2026, and was organized by Nathalie Feiner, Tobias Uller, Gerd Müller, and Kevin Lala. The workshop brought together leading researchers in evolutionary developmental biology, evolutionary theory, philosophy of biology, and theoretical biology to examine the empirical, theoretical, and conceptual foundations of an emerging developmental perspective on evolvability.

In a recent paper published in Nature Communications, KLI fellow Sanjay Narayanaswamy and colleagues investigate the role of Notch signaling in self-organizing gastruloids. (click on title to continue)

In a recent publication, KLI postdoctoral fellow David Cortés-García, together with Arantza Etxeberria, presents an alternative understanding of reproduction as the continuous construction and re-instantiation of biological organization.

Edited by Kalevi Kull and Donald Favareau, the new book examines sign processes within life processes.

Biological Theory’s June Issue 21(2), a thematic collection on “Continually Discovering Complexity: Essays in Honor of William Bechtel”, is out now, with free reading links for all the articles. (Click on title to read more.)

Isabella Sarto-Jackson presents her book, which is now available in German.

Anne LE MAITRE (KLI), June 25, 2026, 15:00 (CEST). Please join our colloquium via Zoom!

A recent paper co-authored by Isabella Sarto-Jackson and Barbara Fischer presents a new theoretical perspective on the transmission of behavior, the “Integrative Neurobiology and Cultural Context (INCC) theory”. (click on title to continue)

In a recent publication in Œconomia, KLI postdoctoral fellow Enrico Petracca reviews economist Peter Earl’s intellectual autobiography. (click on title to continue)

We warmly welcome our new Visiting Fellow, Arun Chavan, to the KLI. Arun is a developmental evolutionary biologist at Yale School of Medicine. At the KLI, he works on his project “Evolutionary Origin of Vertebrate Digestive Organs”.

We warmly welcome our new Visiting Fellow, Elisa Domínguez-Hüttinger, to the KLI. Elisa is a theoretical systems biologist at the National Autonomous University of Mexico (UNAM), working on modeling epithelial homeostasis as an emergent property.

We warmly welcome our new Visiting Fellow, Tomasz Szubart, to the KLI. Tomasz is a philosopher of cognitive science at the University of Szczecin. At the KLI, he works on his project “Music as Natural Content: A Teleosemantic Account of Musical Meaning Across Biological, Cognitive and Cultural Levels”.

Silvia BULGHERESI (University of Vienna), June 11, 2026, 15:00 (CEST). Please join our colloquium via Zoom!

We warmly welcome our new Visiting Fellow, Juan Vila, to the KLI. Juan is a philosopher at the National Scientific and Technical Research Council in Argentina. At the KLI, he works on his project “One of a Kind: Biological, Metaphysical and Ethical Dimensions of Population Thinking”.

James DIFRISCO (Francis Crick Institute, London), May 28, 2026, 15:00 (CEST). Please join our colloquium via Zoom!

In a recent publication in PloS One, KLI senior postdoc fellow Anne Le Maître and KLI alumna Lumila Menéndez argue for more sustainable and ethical practices for the study of anthropological collections. (click on title to continue)

KLI fellow Anne Le Maître, Editor-in-Chief of the journal Bulletins et Mémoires de la Société d'Anthropologie de Paris (BMSAP), together with Bérénice Chamel (Institut Français du Proche-Orient, Beyrouth, Lebanon), coordinated the new issue of this journal. (Click on title to continue)

Somya MANI (KLI), May 21, 2026, 15:00 (CET). Please join our colloquium via Zoom!

We warmly welcome our Visiting Fellow, Nina Kraus, back to the KLI. Nina is a researcher in evolutionary developmental biology and will work on her project “Constructed Environments and the Evolution of the Heart: An Evo-Devo Account of Environmentally Regulated Development” at the KLI.