Livestream https://youtu.be/_F72fAyvUAs Series: Work-in-Progress Speaker: Azat Garaev (UCLouvain) Title: "Constructive Neutral Evolution: A new perspective on robustness and evolvability?" Abstract Some organisms employ complex systems to perform relatively simple functions. It may be that the complexity only appears to be "unnecessary" while being beneficial, for example, by making the system more robust. However, functional complexity… Continue reading CEFISES Seminar: Azat Garaev, “Constructive Neutral Evolution: A new perspective on robustness and evolvability?”

Livestream https://youtube.com/live/GMSGyFIKt8I Series: Digital Approaches Speaker: Vincent Holst (Data Analytics Lab, Vrije Universiteit Brussel) Title: "The Curious Case of the Declining Disruption's Disappearance in Science" Abstract: The research field called Science of Science aims to detect structural patterns in science itself. A prominent example is the widely recognized study by Park et al. (2023) that… Continue reading CEFISES Seminar: Vincent Holst, “The Curious Case of the Declining Disruption’s Disappearance in Science”

Please note that this conference will be held online via Teams (not in person). The link to the Teams' session will be communicated individually on demand. Please contact either of the co-organisers so that we can add you to the session. Otherwise, you will be able to watch the livestream on YouTube without registration.  … Continue reading CEFISES Seminar: Naomi Thompson, “Social Metaphysical Explanation”