My new piece in @noemamag.com - Why the origin of life isn't just about self-replicating chemistry...

This particular experiment is based on this work: arxiv.org/abs/1706.00154

[ELECTIONS]

ISAL is electing six new members to its board of directors, to replace the current directors whose terms are expiring.

12 society members are standing for election.

Find each candidate’s election statement on the ISAL website:

alife.org/isal-board-e...

#ISAL #ALIFE

We are excited to announce the Artificial Life, Intelligence, Complexity & Evolution (𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗘) workshop. This first edition will be hosted in Copenhagen on the first week of February.

We will soon be announcing the guest speakers—Stay tuned!

Check our website for more information: aliceworkshop.org

The registration deadline is 31/05/2025. Please feel to forward this to anyone who might be interested!

The LOC - Michiel Lambrechts, Elishevah van Kooten, Anders Johansen @astroandersj.bsky.social, Martin Schiller, Richard Löffler

Internal: Martin Bizzarro (Globe) / James Connelly (Globe) / Anders Johansen (Globe) / Elishevah van Kooten (Globe) / Richard Löffler (Globe) / Michiel Lambrechts (Globe) / Martin Schiller (Globe) / Haiyang Wang (Globe)

Already confirmed teachers:
External: Laurie Barge (NASA JPL) / Hannah Diamond-Lowe (Space Telescope Science Institute) / Jens Hoeijmakers (Lund University)

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PhD-summer school at the Globe Institute, UCPH 18-22 August.
From interstellar dust to habitable planets and the conditions for life.
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Always nice to see! :)

Save the date!
The annual #Conference on #ArtificialLife - #ALIFE2025 will take place in the heart of Kyoto, Japan, from 6-10 October 2025. The conference logo, official website launch, and more details coming soon!