New paper in Synthese by IAS PhD researcher MikelAsteinza, with Hugo Viciana & Ivar Hannikainen 🦣 Promotional metaphors (“resurrection”) increase public misinformation about de-extinction without changing perceived rigor. #ExperimentalPhilosophy #Philosophy link.springer.com/article/10.1...

De-extinction, resurrection and biological Frankensteins: scientific metaphors and their impact on public perception - Synthese

Metaphors in science communication do more than simplify complex ideas; they impose certain epistemic frameworks with the potential to steer public attitudes and behavior. In this paper, we investigat...

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IAS Research@ias-research.bsky.social · 4d ago

New paper in Synthese by IAS PhD researcher MikelAsteinza, with Hugo Viciana & Ivar Hannikainen 🦣 Promotional metaphors (“resurrection”) increase public misinformation about de-extinction without changing perceived rigor. #ExperimentalPhilosophy #Philosophy link.springer.com/article/10.1...

very cool paper @ivarr.bsky.social

IAS Research@ias-research.bsky.social · 4d ago

New paper in Synthese by IAS PhD researcher MikelAsteinza, with Hugo Viciana & Ivar Hannikainen 🦣 Promotional metaphors (“resurrection”) increase public misinformation about de-extinction without changing perceived rigor. #ExperimentalPhilosophy #Philosophy link.springer.com/article/10.1...

New paper in Synthese by IAS PhD researcher MikelAsteinza, with Hugo Viciana & Ivar Hannikainen 🦣 Promotional metaphors (“resurrection”) increase public misinformation about de-extinction without changing perceived rigor. #ExperimentalPhilosophy #Philosophy link.springer.com/article/10.1...

De-extinction, resurrection and biological Frankensteins: scientific metaphors and their impact on public perception - Synthese

Metaphors in science communication do more than simplify complex ideas; they impose certain epistemic frameworks with the potential to steer public attitudes and behavior. In this paper, we investigat...

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Congratulations to Dr. Alberto Monterde Fuertes, who today defended his PhD thesis "Pain beyond nociception" with the highest honours! Supervised by Leonardo Bich & Cristian Saborido. Thank you for everything, Alberto! 👏

🎓 Congratulations to Alberto Monterde Fuertes, who defends his PhD thesis "Pain beyond nociception: Reductionism, functional individuation, and biological autonomy" tomorrow! 📅 Wed, Oct 7 · 10:00 📍 Salón de Grados, HEFA I Supervised by Leonardo Bich & Cristian Saborido. Everyone welcome!

New paper by senior IAS researcher Leonardo Bich with William Bechtel in the Journal of Physiology 🧠 Latest in their heterarchy series: where is control ultimately integrated? At the last step, they argue: in the production mechanisms themselves, not the CNS. doi.org/10.1113/JP29...

The last‐step integrator thesis: Heterarchical control of the mammalian gastrointestinal tract

Abstract figure legend Heterarchy of control of the gastrointestinal tract. The production mechanisms (i.e. epithelial cells and muscles) are shown at the bottom in green. Above them are some of the ....

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New paper by senior IAS researcher Leonardo Bich with William Bechtel in the Journal of Physiology 🧠 Latest in their heterarchy series: where is control ultimately integrated? At the last step, they argue: in the production mechanisms themselves, not the CNS. doi.org/10.1113/JP29...

The last‐step integrator thesis: Heterarchical control of the mammalian gastrointestinal tract

Abstract figure legend Heterarchy of control of the gastrointestinal tract. The production mechanisms (i.e. epithelial cells and muscles) are shown at the bottom in green. Above them are some of the ....

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Live from @kli.ac.at for #EASPLS2026, whose consortium we're part of 🌍 How is human impact reshaping the way organisms reproduce and evolve? Our senior researcher Arantza Etxeberria (UPV/EHU) argues that reproduction is a web of developmental, physiological & ecological relations. #PhilBio

Happening now at our #IASSeminar: Daniel S. Brooks (University of Wuppertal) on ‘Scale Ranges, the Variety of Matter’s Forms, and Levels of Organization as Local Maxima.’ #PhilosophyofBiology #PhilSci

🔔 Join us for the next IAS Seminar session! 📅 Friday, May 15th at 13:00h 📍 Room 5, Centro Carlos Santamaría Laura Mojica (University of the Basque Country) and Ezequiel Di Paolo (Ikerbasque / University of the Basque Country) will present: 🧠 Sensorimotor Incorporation: An Operational Definition

📣it’s today!📣 #Philosophy #PhilosophyofBiology @kli.ac.at

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📣 IAS Seminar — Friday, April 17 This Friday we’ll have David Cortés-García (Konrad Lorenz Institute) (@kli.ac.at) presenting “The ontology of biological reproduction in evolutionary biology: a philosophical analysis” 📺 The talk will be available on our YouTube channel.

📣 IAS Seminar — Friday, April 17 This Friday we’ll have David Cortés-García (Konrad Lorenz Institute) (@kli.ac.at) presenting “The ontology of biological reproduction in evolutionary biology: a philosophical analysis” 📺 The talk will be available on our YouTube channel.

📣 IAS Seminar — Friday, April 17 This Friday we’ll have David Cortés-García (Konrad Lorenz Institute) (@kli.ac.at) presenting “The ontology of biological reproduction in evolutionary biology: a philosophical analysis” 📺 The talk will be available on our YouTube channel.

👋🎓 PhD defense IAS Researcher Marta Pérez Verdugo successfully defended her PhD on March 20. Huge congratulations! 📝 “Personal Autonomy Through Technology: How Hyperdesigned Digital Environments Structure Human Behaviour.” We’re proud of her hard work, dedication, and valuable contributions. 👏

👋🎓 PhD defense IAS Researcher Marta Pérez Verdugo successfully defended her PhD on March 20. Huge congratulations! 📝 “Personal Autonomy Through Technology: How Hyperdesigned Digital Environments Structure Human Behaviour.” We’re proud of her hard work, dedication, and valuable contributions. 👏

📢🚨 Vincenzo Politi’s talk at the IAS Seminar is now available on our YouTube channel: #philosophy #philosophyofscience #politicalphilosophy #sciencegovernance youtube.com/watch?v=tKf3...

Vincenzo Politi - Science, society, and the normativity of science governance

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📢🚨 Vincenzo Politi’s talk at the IAS Seminar is now available on our YouTube channel: #philosophy #philosophyofscience #politicalphilosophy #sciencegovernance youtube.com/watch?v=tKf3...

Vincenzo Politi - Science, society, and the normativity of science governance

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📣 Next IAS Seminar | Fri, 27 Feb 2026, 13:00 This week we’ll have Vincenzo Politi (University of Seville) with us to talk about “Science, society, and the normativity of science governance”. 📍 Room 4, Centro Carlos Santamaría (San Sebastián) #ScienceGovernance #philosophyofscience

📣 Next IAS Seminar | Fri, 27 Feb 2026, 13:00 This week we’ll have Vincenzo Politi (University of Seville) with us to talk about “Science, society, and the normativity of science governance”. 📍 Room 4, Centro Carlos Santamaría (San Sebastián) #ScienceGovernance #philosophyofscience

🏵️ A warm welcome to our new Postdoctoral Fellow David Cortés García! www.kli.ac.at/en/people/cu... David is a philosopher of biology and will work on his project “Expanding Biological Reproduction: Towards an Organismal and Relational Framework” at the KLI.

📣 Next IAS Seminar | Fri, 20 Feb 2026, 🎙️ Marius Werz (IAS Research, UPV/EHU) will present his recent publication: “From function to freedom: enactivism between being and becoming” (Phenom Cogn Sci, 2026). doi.org/10.1007/s110... #IASSeminar #Enactivism

From function to freedom: enactivism between being and becoming - Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences

Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences - Enactivism is undergoing a metaphysical shift. In pursuit of a more open-ended account of organismic becoming, several theorists have turned to the...

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🎉 New publication from IAS Research! Marius Werz’s article “From Function to Freedom: Enactivism between Being and Becoming” revisits enactivism’s metaphysical assumptions on normativity and transformation. Published in Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences. link.springer.com/article/10.1...

From function to freedom: enactivism between being and becoming - Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences

Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences - Enactivism is undergoing a metaphysical shift. In pursuit of a more open-ended account of organismic becoming, several theorists have turned to the...

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New open-access publication!📢🚨 A. Etxeberria & A. Rodriguez-Muguruza reframe the significance of menstruation through evolutionary insights from an organismal–relational perspective. Now published in HPLS: link.springer.com/article/10.1...

Reframing the significance of menstruation: evolutionary insights from an organismal-relational perspective - History and Philosophy of the Life Sciences

Cultural stigma and medical pathologization have long shaped scientific and social perceptions of menstruation, limiting both research and clinical attention. This paper outlines three major sources o...

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Happy to share my new paper w/ @cgershen.bsky.social, just published at @royalsocietypublishing.org Interface! Open Access🔓: royalsocietypublishing.org/rsif/article... Instead of proposing a new theory, we offer a synthesis in theoretical biology. Want to know more? Read the full thread./1 👇🧵

Closing the loop: how semantic closure enables open-ended evolution?

Abstract. This study explores the evolutionary emergence of semantic closure—the self-referential mechanism through which symbols actively construct and in

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👋🎓 PhD defense IAS Researcher David Cortés García successfully defended his PhD on December 11. Huge congratulations! 📝 “Reproduction reconsidered: an organismal and relational approach.” We’re proud of his hard work, dedication, and valuable contributions. 👏

👋🎓 PhD defense IAS Researcher David Cortés García successfully defended his PhD on December 11. Huge congratulations! 📝 “Reproduction reconsidered: an organismal and relational approach.” We’re proud of his hard work, dedication, and valuable contributions. 👏

Join us in Donostia on 12 December 2025 for the one-day workshop “Topics in Philosophy of Biology: Reproduction, Agency & Evolution” — featuring talks by Kepa Ruiz-Mirazo, Mihaela Pavličev, Günter P. Wagner & Vanessa Triviño. Hosted by IAS Research 🌱

Join us in Donostia on 12 December 2025 for the one-day workshop “Topics in Philosophy of Biology: Reproduction, Agency & Evolution” — featuring talks by Kepa Ruiz-Mirazo, Mihaela Pavličev, Günter P. Wagner & Vanessa Triviño. Hosted by IAS Research 🌱

We’re excited to announce that the Outonomy book —resulting from one of IAS Research’s major projects— is now out! 🎉 It features contributions from many of our members and is Open Access, available in full or by chapters: 🔗 link.springer.com/book/10.1007... Congrats to everyone involved! 👏

Outonomy: Fleshing out the Concept of Autonomy Beyond the Individual

This open access book offers an innovative exploration of the concept of autonomy, extending beyond the traditional individualistic perspectives

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