What is biological agency? Can we reproduce it in a Petri dish or a digital simulation? Newman and collaborators challenge the strictly deterministic view of evolutionary biology, arguing that agency is an intrinsic capacity of life that undergoes qualitative transformations (rather than mere scaling) during the transition from unicellular to multicellular organisms. What are the limitations of their ideas? Is it possible to truly differentiate authentic agency from evolved, teleonomic biological programs? In this review, I will address these and other important questions regarding the emergence of multicellular autonomy and the boundaries of biological determinism.

Applied mathematician Dr. Chris Earls is looking to hire a postdoc at Cornell Univerwity. The area — interpretability of emergent behaviors exhibited by AI systems — is fascinating and important.

📢 Applications are open! We invite students & postdocs in Theoretical Neuroscience to join us for in-depth tutorials, talks & discussions, plus joint sessions in mechanistic cognitive neuroscience to bridge theory & experiment. Hotel, meals + reasonable travel expenses are covered.

Grad students & postdocs are encouraged to apply by May 7 for our workshop on the mechanistic basis of cognition (navigation, learning, decision making + more). Hotel, meals + reasonable travel expenses are covered.

The Sino-Australian Philosophy of Life Sciences Network (SAPoLSN) is hosting its 2026 International Graduate Summer School titled "The Agents of Evolution" at Macquarie University in Sydney, Australia.

The Network Epidemics Group at the HUN-REN Rényi Institute of Mathematics lead by Prof. Márton Karsai works on the mathematical, computational, and data-driven modelling of dynamical epidemiological processes. On one hand, the group plays special focus on the mathematical foundation of network effects on evolving spreading processes, and on the other hand, on the data-driven simulations of behavior informed epidemic processes to observe and understand real-world spreading phenomena.

The Indian Institute of Science Education and Research (IISER) Thiruvananthapuram is one of the premier science education and research institutes established by the Government of India in 2008 to impart high-quality education integrated with outstanding research in modern science.

Dr. Yi-Cheng Zhang and Dr. Shimin Cai are calling for papers to his 3rd Editioon Special Issue on Complexity, Entropy and the Physics of Information. Deadline for manuscript submissions is 30 April 2026.

NU London is both a UK university governed by UK higher education regulations, and the European campus of Northeastern University – a large, top-tier research intensive, Boston-based institution. Founded in 1898, Northeastern received $230.7m of external research funding in 2022, and is the recognized leader in experience-driven lifelong learning. Whilst the PhD will be a UK qualification, students will have the opportunity to engage with and visit the Northeastern University network overseas as part of their London-based doctoral studies, providing a truly unique and highly sought-after dimension to their research training.

The Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics Prague (CETE-P) invites abstracts for the "Caring for Non-Humans" conference, held October 12-14, 2026. This event explores care ethics across animals, the environment, and AI, aiming to bridge gaps between environmental studies, technology ethics, and moral philosophy. Submissions close April 30, 2026.