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Today's essay on #complexitycat is a review on Heylighen's naturalization of goal-directedness, emphasizing its relationship to chemical organization theory and free energy principle narratives. I invite you to read it and share your thoughts below!/3

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Review The meaning and origin of goal-directedness: a dynamical systems perspective
Goal orientation is perhaps one of the most intriguing corollaries of living systems. Can we naturalize a concept that for centuries has been treated as something beyond reductionist explanations? Tod...
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November 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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For Heylighen a system is goal-directed when its dynamics contain a far-from-equilibrium attractor (work to reach/maintain), a large basin (equifinality/plasticity), and feedback stabilization (persistence). In this way, purpose is naturalized by the inner architecture of life./2
November 28, 2025 at 2:33 PM
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Entropy | Special Issue on Emergent Dynamics of Complex Systems: From Synchronization to Clustering

Paper submission: December 31

#MDPI #SpecialIssue #sync #clustering #emergence #entropy ./7

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Special Issue on Emergent Dynamics of Complex Systems: From Synchronization to Clustering
Prof. Zhigang Zheng invite us to submit contributions to his organized special issue about emergence in complex systems. Deadline for manuscript submissions is 31 December 2025.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Johns Hopkins University | Postdoctoral Fellow in Foundations of Physics, Complexity, and Emergence

Application deadline: December 1

#postdoc #physics #complexity #emergence #philosophy ./6

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Johns Hopkins University Postdoctoral Fellow in Foundations of Physics, Complexity, and Emergence
Sean Carroll is looking for a postdoctoral researcher working somewhere in the broad realms of physics, philosophy, and complexity.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Simons Foundation | Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology

Application deadline: December 4

#postdoc #job #plants #biology #SimonsFoundation ./5

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Simons Foundation Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology
The Simons Foundation’s Life Sciences division invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships to support candidates who intend to pursue a career in basic research on fundamental problems in plant ...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Mount Sinai Health System | Postdoc Fellowship on Brain-body Interactions and Regulation

Application open on a rolling basis

#postdoc #brainbody #regulation #behavior #metabolism ./4

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Mount Sinai Health System Postdoc Fellowship on Brain-body Interactions and Regulation
Join us as a Postdoctoral Researcher to study brain–body interactions uncovering how neural and physiological systems regulate behavior and energy metabolism under stress!
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November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Yale University | Postdoc and PhD fellowships on linguistics, cognitive science, and AI

Application open on a rolling basis

#PhD #postdoc #linguistics #cognitivescience #AI ./3

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Yale University Postdoc and PhD fellowships on linguistics, cognitive science, and AI
Assistant Professor Tom McCoy will be considering applications for PhD students & postdocs to start at Yale in Fall 2026! If you are interested in the intersection of linguistics, cognitive science, &...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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University of Cambridge | Fully-funded PhD Pathology Studentships Michaelmas Term 2026

Application deadline: December 3

#PhD #pathology #virology #biogenesis #RNA #regulation ./2

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University of Cambridge Fully-funded PhD Pathology Studentships Michaelmas Term 2026
We are hiring! We have a fully funded 4-year PhD studentship to study how RNA viruses steal ribosomes and reprogram host translation.
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November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Dartmouth College | Graduate Program in Psychological and Brain Sciences

Application deadline: December 1

#PhD #neuroscience #neuraldynamics #brain #behavior #cognition ./1

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Dartmouth College Graduate Program in Psychological and Brain Sciences
The Department of Psychological and Brain Sciences offers graduate training leading to a doctoral degree in Psychological and Brain Science or Cognitive Neuroscience. Research within the department is...
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November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Entropy | Special Issue on Emergent Dynamics of Complex Systems: From Synchronization to Clustering

Paper submission: December 31

#MDPI #SpecialIssue #sync #clustering #emergence #entropy ./7

www.complexitycat.org/posts/entrop...
Special Issue on Emergent Dynamics of Complex Systems: From Synchronization to Clustering
Prof. Zhigang Zheng invite us to submit contributions to his organized special issue about emergence in complex systems. Deadline for manuscript submissions is 31 December 2025.
www.complexitycat.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Johns Hopkins University | Postdoctoral Fellow in Foundations of Physics, Complexity, and Emergence

Application deadline: December 1

#postdoc #physics #complexity #emergence #philosophy ./6

www.complexitycat.org/posts/postdo...
Johns Hopkins University Postdoctoral Fellow in Foundations of Physics, Complexity, and Emergence
Sean Carroll is looking for a postdoctoral researcher working somewhere in the broad realms of physics, philosophy, and complexity.
www.complexitycat.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
amahury.bsky.social
Simons Foundation | Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology

Application deadline: December 4

#postdoc #job #plants #biology #SimonsFoundation ./5

www.complexitycat.org/posts/postdo...
Simons Foundation Simons Postdoctoral Fellowships in Plant Biology
The Simons Foundation’s Life Sciences division invites applications for postdoctoral fellowships to support candidates who intend to pursue a career in basic research on fundamental problems in plant ...
www.complexitycat.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Mount Sinai Health System | Postdoc Fellowship on Brain-body Interactions and Regulation

Application open on a rolling basis

#postdoc #brainbody #regulation #behavior #metabolism ./4

www.complexitycat.org/posts/postdo...
Mount Sinai Health System Postdoc Fellowship on Brain-body Interactions and Regulation
Join us as a Postdoctoral Researcher to study brain–body interactions uncovering how neural and physiological systems regulate behavior and energy metabolism under stress!
www.complexitycat.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM
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Yale University | Postdoc and PhD fellowships on linguistics, cognitive science, and AI

Application open on a rolling basis

#PhD #postdoc #linguistics #cognitivescience #AI ./3

www.complexitycat.org/posts/postdo...
Yale University Postdoc and PhD fellowships on linguistics, cognitive science, and AI
Assistant Professor Tom McCoy will be considering applications for PhD students & postdocs to start at Yale in Fall 2026! If you are interested in the intersection of linguistics, cognitive science, &...
www.complexitycat.org
November 24, 2025 at 12:57 PM