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Agora for Biosystems Celebrating 20 years 8-9 December 2017 The Music of Life (The term Agora derives from the name of a place of assembly and discussions in ancient Greek cities). Agora for Biosystems An international center for
(The term Agora derives from the name of a place of assembly and discussions in ancient Greek cities).
(The term Agora derives from the name of a place of assembly and discussions in ancient Greek cities).
The research at Agora for Biosystems was initially
larger long-term programs:
At present, the focus is on the long-term project Human Nature Exploration, aiming at increasing our understanding of what it means to be a human, from different perspectives.
1991-94 Graduate course on Theoretical Biology and Philosophy of
science, jointly with KTH, KI, and SU 1995 Sigtuna Workshop on Role and Control of Random Events in Biological Systems 1996 Discussions with funding agencies and the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences (KVA) 1997 Agora for Biosystems is founded at KVA and funded by several agencies 2001 Agora for Biosystems moves to new (old) premises at Sigtunastiftelsen 2012 Agora for Biosystems moves administration from KVA to the Sigtuna Foundation 2013 Agora moves back to the main building, close to Forum
ORGANIZERS
Hans Liljenström, Director, Dept. of Energy and Technology, SLU, Uppsala Peter Århem, Dept. of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm Clas Blomberg, Theoretical Physics, Royal Institute of Technology, Stockholm Dietrich von Rosen, Dept. of Energy and Technology, SLU, Uppsala Fredrik Ullén, Dept. of Neuroscience, Karolinska Institutet, Stockholm
SOURCES OF FUNDING
EU The John Templeton Foundation The Sigtuna Foundation
ADMINISTRATION The Sigtua Foundation (Previously the Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, KVA) Websites: www.agoraforbiosystems.se, www.sigtunastiftelsen.se
The Agora Scientific Advisory Board consists of internationally renowned scientists from different fields of research, until presently: Jean-Pierre Changeux, Institut Pasteur, Paris Anders Ehrenberg, Dept. of Biophysics, StockholmUniversity Hermann Haken, Institute of Synergetics, University of Stuttgart Simon Laughlin, Dept of Zoology, Cambridge University Frank Moss, Center for Neurodynamics, Universityof Missouri Sakire Pögün, Center for Brain Research, Ege University Rudolf Rigler, Dept. of Medical Physics, Karolinska Institutet Eörs Szathmary, Theoretical Ecology, Collegium Budapest Lars Terenius, Center for Molecular Medicine, Karolinska Institutet
Biology, Sep 1995
collaboration with Nordita).
cooperation with Center for Brain Research, Izmir, May 2004
June 2013
“What is Life?”, Nov 1997 (with John Casti, Stefan Edman, Hans Hof, Eva Moberg, Erling Norrby)
“The Mystery of Consciousness”, Mar 1998 (with Rainer Carls, Irene Matthis, Sverre Sjölander)
“Intentionality – in religion and science”, Feb 1999 (with Walter Freeman, Ulf Jonsson, Magnus Kihlbom)
“The Unique Individual – From Molecule to Man”, Apr 1999 (with Magnus Kihlbom, Erna Möller, Birgitta Tullberg)
“Chance or Meaning?”, Oct 2001 (with Mats Björklund, Carl- Reinhold Bråkenhielm, Stina Ekman, Suzanne Gieser, Dietrich von Rosen, Håkan Snellman)
“Faith and Science”, a series of symposia 2001-2010
”On the Human Nature”, what is it to be human, a series of symposia 2011-
”What is Time?”, Sep 2016 (with Paul Davies, Antje Jackelén)
”Science – Wisdom – Worldviews”, 5-6 May 2017
Paul Davies, Beyond/University of Arizona Walter Freeman, UC Berkeley Donald Griffin, Harvard Patrick Haggard, UCL Mark Hallett, NIH John-Dylan Haynes, Berlin John Hopfield, Caltech/Princeton Scott Kelso, Florida Atlantic University Christof Koch, Caltech/Allen Inst. (Seattle) Benjamin Libet, UC San Francisco Ernst Mayr, Harvard John-Maynard Smith, University of Sussex Alfred Mele, Florida State University Denis Noble, Oxford Frans de Waal, Emory University Edward O Wilson, Harvard
Mind and Matter: Essays from Biology, Physics and Philosophy
On the Role and Control of Random Events in Biological Systems
On the Origin and Evolution of Life
Fluctuations in Biological Systems
Contents
Thermodynamics
VII Non-linearity
IX Going Further
Agora’s 10th Anniversary Seminar, ”Man, Nature, and God”, Oct 2007
Agora’s 10th Anniversary Conference on The Linnaean Tradition in Modern Biology, KVA Oct 2007
Agora’s 10th Anniversary Conference on The Linnaean Tradition in Modern Biology, KVA Oct 2007
Sigtuna