The Nencki Open Lab "Workshop of Ideas in Neuroscience, Back to basics" (scheduled for Paris, June 3-5, 2026) explores the fundamental definition of a neuron, challenging conventional wisdom that they are merely electrical, synaptic cells with axons and dendrites.

Autotelic Creative Artificial Intelligence (ACAI) refers to AI systems that are intrinsically motivated to set, pursue, and achieve their own goals, driven by curiosity and play rather than predefined external rewards.

The Chalmers University of Technology is hiring two Postdocs to work on Theoretical Foundations of AI Safety. If you have a background in Physics, Math, or ML and want to tackle AI alignment at a fundamental level alongside UCL, apply!

We're hiring! Global shocks – wars, pandemics, climate extremes – don't just disrupt supply chains. They reshape societies. We're looking for a Postdoc to help us model exactly that, using ABM and complexity science. 3-year funded position in Vienna. Apply by April 1, 2026.

The International Conference on Embodied Cognitive Science (ECogS 2026) is scheduled for November 9–13, 2026, at the Okinawa Institute of Science and Technology (OIST) Graduate University in Japan.

Since Aristotle, we have attempted to avoid self-causation, giving rise to ontic dualisms, Gödel's incompleteness theorems, and pancomputationalism. In this article, Francisco Varela develops an alternative axiomatic paradigm whose arithmetic and algebra allow us to address self-reference. The implications and interpretation of employing such an alternative mathematical foundation are remarkable, and that is why I will examine it today.

Dr. Agata Wawrzkiewicz-Jałowiecka is calling for papers to his special issue on Mathematical Modeling for Ion Channels. Deadline for manuscript submissions is 31 March 2026.

Dr. Alastair Key and Dr. John Rowan are calling for papers to his special issue on Hominin Cultural and Biological Extinctions. Deadline for manuscript submissions is 31 March 2026.

The International Master of Philosophy in Biology and Medicine in Bordeaux offers a unique philosophical approach to the life sciences that combines the development of conceptual tools and direct engagement with scientific theory and practice.

The deadline for paper submissions for the ALife 2026 conference is March 30, 2026, 11:59 p.m. UTC-12:00 (Anywhere on Earth).