Richard Löffler

I am happy to share a recently published paper on a new approach to theoretically assess survival strategies in active particles. I provided experimental data from a camphor-driven particle: nature.com/articles/s4159… It was a really nice multidisciplinary collaborative effort!

1/📢 Ready to bring Artificial Life into your classroom? 🧬✨ The ERA board is excited to announce the AEdu Spring 2026 Workshops for Educators! These sessions are designed for teachers, trainers, and leaders ready to explore the future of #ALife and synthetic intelligence.

Looking for plans this weekend? Join us to discuss Guillermo del Toro's adaptation of Frankenstein, the original novel by Mary Shelley! 📽️🧟📖 The meeting is Dec 6th at 8 PM (UTC) on our Discord channel. Not there yet? Click here. 👇 discord.gg/NV9DS6km #ALife #Frankenstein

Of first set of guest speakers are set 🧑‍🔬 - Alyssa Adams - Alexander Mordvintsev @zzznah - Angel Goñi-Moreno - Eric Medvet @EricMedvetTs - Kyrre Glette @kyrre2000 - Stefano Nichele @stenichele - Susan Stepney

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

We are excited to announce the Artificial Life, Intelligence, Complexity & Evolution (𝗔𝗟𝗜𝗖𝗘) workshop! This first edition will be hosted at ITU in Copenhagen, in February 2026. Stay tuned for our list of invited speakers. For more information: aliceworkshop.org

#POSTDOC avaiable at @istecnico. Combining modelling chemical networks, goal-directed behavior, & #OoL. Good conditions, but needs to be filled ASAP by a person who is already allowed to legaly live & work in Portugal. Check full details at: euraxess.ec.europa.eu/jobs/362411

Accepting submissions: Goal-Directed Behavior in Life and Non-Life, 2025 #gdb #goaldirectedness @alifeofficial

The registration deadline is 31/05/2025. Please feel to forward this to anyone who might be interested! The LOC - Michiel Lambrechts @denderendaver, Elishevah van Kooten, Anders Johansen @AstroAndersJ, 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, @astroseanw)

Advertisement!: PhD-summer school @Globe_UCPH 18-22 August. From interstellar dust to habitable planets and the conditions for life. Interdisciplinary lectures with perspectives from astronomy, cosmochemistry, geology, and astrobiology. For more see: dust2dna.dk

Don't forget to join us at 1600 GMT for our ERA Townhall tomorrow! As planning for ALIFE 2026 is already underway, we want to make sure that the ERA community feels heard! Anyone interested in ALife welcome :)

New paper out in @MDPIOpenAccess on the aggregation of multiple self-propelled rods: doi.org/10.3390/e26110…

🌟 Great news for readers in the U.S.! 🌟 My book, R.U.R. and the Vision of #ArtificialLife, has been included in @mitpress holiday promotion. Enjoy 30% off on select titles, including mine, until November 30, 2024, with code MITHOLIDAY mitpress.mit.edu/collections/ho…

Theoretical and Experimental Approaches to Goal-Directed Behaviour at @BCAMBilbao - I would like to thank all the organisers @m_aguilera_ @entosse @artemyte and @36zimmer ❤️ for the invitation to such an inspiring @templeton_fdn workshop!

Our workshop related to our project hosted at @Globe_UCPH and funded by @templeton_fdn taking place at @BCAMBilbao from today until Friday! Looking forward to all the great talks and discussions!

⭐️We are seeking proposals to host the Conference on Artificial Life in 2026 and 2027. ⭐️ 🟢Conferences should be a hybrid format. 🟢No geographical constraints. 🟢Support from ISAL RE: conference infrastructure + submission reviews. Full details here: alife.org/alife-2026-and…

Just 7 days left to apply! Join two of @UTRGV's planetary sciences labs as a postdoctoral fellow: eloicamprubi.com & tian-y-dong.com🪐🧬🧪 Apply: careers.utrgv.edu/postings/43489

Was so nice to see much attendance for our Goal-Directedness workshop in @ALifeConf

In this year's #ALIFE2024 @ALifeConf in Copenhagen we are organizing the fourth edition of the #Chemaliforms Workshop on #Chemistry and ​#ArtificialLife Forms. Tuesday July 23, 10:30. Questions for the panel discussion can be submitted now. jitka.my.canva.site/chemaliforms4