June, 01-02, 2026, Hyatt Regency Boston / Cambridge, USA

Goal orientation is perhaps one of the most intriguing corollaries of living systems. Can we naturalize a concept that for centuries has been treated as something beyond reductionist explanations? Today I review an article that attempts to do so using the language of dynamical systems theory.

The Simons Foundation’s Life Sciences division invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships to support candidates who intend to pursue a career in basic research on fundamental problems in plant biology.

Join us as a Postdoctoral Researcher to study brain–body interactions uncovering how neural and physiological systems regulate behavior and energy metabolism under stress!

Assistant Professor Tom McCoy will be considering applications for PhD students & postdocs to start at Yale in Fall 2026! If you are interested in the intersection of linguistics, cognitive science, & AI, he encourages you to apply!

We are hiring! We have a fully funded 4-year PhD studentship to study how RNA viruses steal ribosomes and reprogram host translation.

Sean Carroll is looking for a postdoctoral researcher working somewhere in the broad realms of physics, philosophy, and complexity.

Applications are now open for 2026 Beckman Institute Postdoctoral Fellowships. The deadline to apply is 5 p.m. CST Monday, Nov. 24, 2025.

Submit your contribution by November 26th to this special number organized by Dr. Francis Heylighen and Dr. Tomas Veloz.

This call is aimed at enabling the incorporation into the university of people who hold the title of Doctor in order to develop teaching and research capacities and, where appropriate, knowledge transfer and exchange, and to perform university governance functions.