A month ago Gonçalo Braga Fibra shared with me a paper on the naturalization of teleology, a concept that historically has unleashed thousands of philosophical discussions. Today I will review that paper, emphasizing its virtues and shortcomings.
Running since 2017, The Oxford Summer School in Economic Networks seeks to create a stimulating and friendly environment to bring students from varied disciplines together to learn about theories, techniques, quantitative methods, applications and impacts of network theory within economics.
The Embodied Intelligence Conferene is a free, online event which brings together a wide range of speakers to discuss the many challenges and opportunities in Embodied Intelligence research!
The Santa Fe Institute is looking for brave thinkers willing to explore new ideas about economics, policy, and governance. Early-career scholars and change-makers from civil society and private industry are equally encouraged to apply.
We are looking for highly qualified and motivated individuals to pursue a Ph.D. in the areas of social network analysis, (theory of) algorithms and fair machine learning. The prospective Ph.D. students will join a research team at TU Wien led by assistant professor Stefan Neumann.
Recently, dynamic trialectics has been proposed to show that life features such as cognition and agency are not algorithmic in nature. This perspective builds on classical notions of computation, leaving aside unconventional architectures for information processing. Here I explore a synthesis that potentially allows us to solve the problem of relevance (as proposed in the article) while keeping a computational narrative.
My lab is hiring a full-time research coordinator! Ideal for anyone who would like to pursue a PhD in computational social neuroscience and/or computational psychiatry. Application review starts on February 21, 2025.
Complexity72h is an interdisciplinary workshop for young researchers in complex systems. Participants form teams and carry out projects in a three days’ time, i.e. 72 hours. The goal of each team is to finalize a report of their work by the end of the event.
The National Autonomous University of Mexico, via its Research Group on Philosophy of Computing, is proud to invite you to participate in the International Conference on Anticipatory Systems and Rosennean Complexity.
SEB’s Annual Conference is celebrated for creating the perfect composition of research, new discoveries, and collaborative connections. Be creative and innovative by exchanging ideas and knowledge with masters of biology from all over the world.