Center for Theoretical Study
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Center for Theoretical Study
@cts.cuni.cz
· Mar 28
Center for Theoretical Study (CTS) is a unique academic center. We are small in number, but we cover a surprisingly wide range of disciplines—from natural & social sciences to humanities & philosophy. Part of CTS is Jan Patočka archive.
Current focus: transdisciplinary study of the Anthropocene.
Current focus: transdisciplinary study of the Anthropocene.
Arnost Sizling from @cts.cuni.cz has become a Subject Editor for @ecography.bsky.social journal! 👏
Please welcome our new Subject editor Arnost Sizling vist.ly/4qjye
New Subject Editor: Arnost Sizling | Ecography
New Subject Editor: Arnost Sizling | Ecography
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February 9, 2026 at 8:25 AM
Arnost Sizling from @cts.cuni.cz has become a Subject Editor for @ecography.bsky.social journal! 👏
Tomorrow, Steve Fuller (Dept. of Sociology, University of Warwick) will give a lecture on "STS’s Symmetry Principle as the Foundation for Epistemic Justice" at #ctvrtkycts seminar. Thursday, February 5, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the seminar room or online at cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267.
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February 4, 2026 at 11:06 AM
Tomorrow, Steve Fuller (Dept. of Sociology, University of Warwick) will give a lecture on "STS’s Symmetry Principle as the Foundation for Epistemic Justice" at #ctvrtkycts seminar. Thursday, February 5, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. in the seminar room or online at cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267.
Na zítřejším semináři #ctvrtkycts promluví Zdeněk Skála na téma "Proměny marketingového paradigmatu" (od otců zakladatelů pracujících s dobře míněnými hypotézami k empiricky podloženým modelům). Čtvrtek 29. 1. 2026, 10-12h, v seminárce CTS nebo online na cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267.
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January 28, 2026 at 11:36 AM
Na zítřejším semináři #ctvrtkycts promluví Zdeněk Skála na téma "Proměny marketingového paradigmatu" (od otců zakladatelů pracujících s dobře míněnými hypotézami k empiricky podloženým modelům). Čtvrtek 29. 1. 2026, 10-12h, v seminárce CTS nebo online na cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267.
Artjoms Šeļa (Institute of Czech Literature, Czech Academy of Sciences) will speak today at the #ctvrtkycts seminar on Why Study the History of (Poetic) Forms: Computer and Transnational Approaches to Art. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., CTS seminar room or online at cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267.
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January 22, 2026 at 6:21 AM
Artjoms Šeļa (Institute of Czech Literature, Czech Academy of Sciences) will speak today at the #ctvrtkycts seminar on Why Study the History of (Poetic) Forms: Computer and Transnational Approaches to Art. Thursday, 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., CTS seminar room or online at cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267.
Kolega Jan Frei bude zítra diskutovat na křtu překladu Derridovy knihy Dar smrti. Přijďte si poslechnout.
January 19, 2026 at 10:06 AM
Kolega Jan Frei bude zítra diskutovat na křtu překladu Derridovy knihy Dar smrti. Přijďte si poslechnout.
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📢 Huge congrats to David Storch & colleagues! Their paper is featured on the cover of Trends Ecol. Evol. (@cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social), proposing a unifying theory of global biodiversity dynamics – and what it means for the future!
📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
🌍 #Biodiversity #Ecology #Evolution
📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
🌍 #Biodiversity #Ecology #Evolution
January 16, 2026 at 10:45 AM
📢 Huge congrats to David Storch & colleagues! Their paper is featured on the cover of Trends Ecol. Evol. (@cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social), proposing a unifying theory of global biodiversity dynamics – and what it means for the future!
📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
🌍 #Biodiversity #Ecology #Evolution
📖 doi.org/10.1016/j.tr...
🌍 #Biodiversity #Ecology #Evolution
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This article by our colleague David Storch et al. has just been published on paper, featuring a beautiful Eocene illustration by Tom Albrecht on the cover.
January 16, 2026 at 9:36 AM
This article by our colleague David Storch et al. has just been published on paper, featuring a beautiful Eocene illustration by Tom Albrecht on the cover.
Zítra na #ctvrtkycts vystoupí Arne Mooers (Simon Fraser University, Canada) na téma "Valuing bits of biodiversity: units, traits and triage". Čtvrtek 10-12h, seminární místnost CTS nebo online na cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267.
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January 14, 2026 at 5:19 PM
Zítra na #ctvrtkycts vystoupí Arne Mooers (Simon Fraser University, Canada) na téma "Valuing bits of biodiversity: units, traits and triage". Čtvrtek 10-12h, seminární místnost CTS nebo online na cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267.
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1/🧵 Paper out! 🎉🌿🔒
VegVault is now published in Nature Scientific Data: a global database linking palaeo + modern vegetation with traits + climate/soil drivers.
🌐website: bit.ly/VegVault
📜paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#VegVault #Ecology #Paleoecology #Vegetation #FunctionalTraits
VegVault is now published in Nature Scientific Data: a global database linking palaeo + modern vegetation with traits + climate/soil drivers.
🌐website: bit.ly/VegVault
📜paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#VegVault #Ecology #Paleoecology #Vegetation #FunctionalTraits
January 12, 2026 at 10:02 AM
1/🧵 Paper out! 🎉🌿🔒
VegVault is now published in Nature Scientific Data: a global database linking palaeo + modern vegetation with traits + climate/soil drivers.
🌐website: bit.ly/VegVault
📜paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#VegVault #Ecology #Paleoecology #Vegetation #FunctionalTraits
VegVault is now published in Nature Scientific Data: a global database linking palaeo + modern vegetation with traits + climate/soil drivers.
🌐website: bit.ly/VegVault
📜paper: doi.org/10.1038/s415...
#VegVault #Ecology #Paleoecology #Vegetation #FunctionalTraits
"Jestli chceme zachovat přírodní rozmanitost světa, nezbývá než mít nějaká území nějak chráněna. Vtip je v tom, že mohou být chráněna velmi různě," říká kolega David Storch v rozhovoru pro Seznam Zprávy. #mediacts www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/domac...
Expert vysvětluje, kde mají v Česku vzniknout národní parky - Seznam Zprávy
Ze staré vlády na novou přešly i spory o ochranu přírody: Máme víc chránit Křivoklátsko a moravský Soutok? V rozhovoru odpovídá biolog David Storch. Nic lepšího než chráněná území lidstvo proti vymírá...
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December 23, 2025 at 7:48 PM
"Jestli chceme zachovat přírodní rozmanitost světa, nezbývá než mít nějaká území nějak chráněna. Vtip je v tom, že mohou být chráněna velmi různě," říká kolega David Storch v rozhovoru pro Seznam Zprávy. #mediacts www.seznamzpravy.cz/clanek/domac...
Zítra na posledním letošním semináři #ctvrtkycts vystoupí David Storch a Arnošt L. Šizling (CTS) na téma Neuvěřitelný příběh párových ekologických indexů. Čtvrtek 10-12h v seminárce CTS nebo online na cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267.
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December 17, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Zítra na posledním letošním semináři #ctvrtkycts vystoupí David Storch a Arnošt L. Šizling (CTS) na téma Neuvěřitelný příběh párových ekologických indexů. Čtvrtek 10-12h v seminárce CTS nebo online na cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267.
Zítra na #ctvrtkycts promluví Michaela Janečková (Ústav dějin umění AV ČR & CTS) na téma Technokraté, PASisté a kapitalisté. Od 10 do 12h, v seminárce CTS nebo online na cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267.
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December 10, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Zítra na #ctvrtkycts promluví Michaela Janečková (Ústav dějin umění AV ČR & CTS) na téma Technokraté, PASisté a kapitalisté. Od 10 do 12h, v seminárce CTS nebo online na cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267.
Arnošt Šizling from @cts.cuni.cz and colleagues just published (online) a paper in Ecography showing that all pairwise community indices can be classified into only three meaningful families, and that the popular partitioning into nestedness and turnover makes no sense.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
December 9, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Arnošt Šizling from @cts.cuni.cz and colleagues just published (online) a paper in Ecography showing that all pairwise community indices can be classified into only three meaningful families, and that the popular partitioning into nestedness and turnover makes no sense.
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
🔗 doi.org/10.1002/ecog...
Congratulations to our colleagues on their newly awarded #GAČR grants! 🎉
• @kulveit.bsky.social — Bounded Rationality in Human–AI Systems
• @cerezer.bsky.social — Macro-eco-evolutionary crossroads: traits, climate variation & speciation rates
• @kulveit.bsky.social — Bounded Rationality in Human–AI Systems
• @cerezer.bsky.social — Macro-eco-evolutionary crossroads: traits, climate variation & speciation rates
December 4, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Congratulations to our colleagues on their newly awarded #GAČR grants! 🎉
• @kulveit.bsky.social — Bounded Rationality in Human–AI Systems
• @cerezer.bsky.social — Macro-eco-evolutionary crossroads: traits, climate variation & speciation rates
• @kulveit.bsky.social — Bounded Rationality in Human–AI Systems
• @cerezer.bsky.social — Macro-eco-evolutionary crossroads: traits, climate variation & speciation rates
Zítra na #ctvrtkycts promluví Jana Tokarská (Národní galerie) a Jan Géryk (CTS) na téma Vzestup cringeokracie: Bizár jako politická strategie. Čtvrtek 10-12h v zasedačce CTS nebo online na cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267.
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December 3, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Zítra na #ctvrtkycts promluví Jana Tokarská (Národní galerie) a Jan Géryk (CTS) na téma Vzestup cringeokracie: Bizár jako politická strategie. Čtvrtek 10-12h v zasedačce CTS nebo online na cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267.
Tomorrow at #ctvrtkycts, Gustavo G. Politis (CONICET of Argentina, Universidad del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires) will speak on the topic "Ethnoarchaeological Lessons from the Tropical Rainforest of South America." 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., CTS seminar room or online cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267
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November 26, 2025 at 10:55 AM
Tomorrow at #ctvrtkycts, Gustavo G. Politis (CONICET of Argentina, Universidad del Centro de la Provincia de Buenos Aires) will speak on the topic "Ethnoarchaeological Lessons from the Tropical Rainforest of South America." 10 a.m. to 12 p.m., CTS seminar room or online cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267
Zítra na #ctvrtkycts promluví Jitka Molnárová (Fakulta architektury, ČVUT) na téma "Proměny modernistických sídlišť odspodu". 10-12h v seminárce CTS nebo online na cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267
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November 19, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Zítra na #ctvrtkycts promluví Jitka Molnárová (Fakulta architektury, ČVUT) na téma "Proměny modernistických sídlišť odspodu". 10-12h v seminárce CTS nebo online na cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267
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Storch et al. @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social
Cradles, museums & disequilibria: authors.elsevier.com/a/1m5jLcZ3X3...
Equilibrium dynamics clarify biodiversity patterns: tropics may now sit above equilibrium, while temperate zones act as today’s cradles
@cts.cuni.cz @graceridder.bsky.social
Cradles, museums & disequilibria: authors.elsevier.com/a/1m5jLcZ3X3...
Equilibrium dynamics clarify biodiversity patterns: tropics may now sit above equilibrium, while temperate zones act as today’s cradles
@cts.cuni.cz @graceridder.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 7:29 AM
Storch et al. @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social
Cradles, museums & disequilibria: authors.elsevier.com/a/1m5jLcZ3X3...
Equilibrium dynamics clarify biodiversity patterns: tropics may now sit above equilibrium, while temperate zones act as today’s cradles
@cts.cuni.cz @graceridder.bsky.social
Cradles, museums & disequilibria: authors.elsevier.com/a/1m5jLcZ3X3...
Equilibrium dynamics clarify biodiversity patterns: tropics may now sit above equilibrium, while temperate zones act as today’s cradles
@cts.cuni.cz @graceridder.bsky.social
New paper by David Storch, @graceridder.bsky.social & Jordan Okie in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social applying the Equilibrium Theory of Biodiversity Dynamics to Cenozoic diversity. Temperate diversity likely below equilibrium; tropical diversity may be above it.
🔗 authors.elsevier.com/a/1m5jLcZ3X3...
🔗 authors.elsevier.com/a/1m5jLcZ3X3...
authors.elsevier.com
November 14, 2025 at 11:39 AM
New paper by David Storch, @graceridder.bsky.social & Jordan Okie in @cp-trendsecolevo.bsky.social applying the Equilibrium Theory of Biodiversity Dynamics to Cenozoic diversity. Temperate diversity likely below equilibrium; tropical diversity may be above it.
🔗 authors.elsevier.com/a/1m5jLcZ3X3...
🔗 authors.elsevier.com/a/1m5jLcZ3X3...
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The first "Anthropocene Ruptures" #workshop took place at @charlesuni.cuni.cz in Prague from 9-10 Oct 2025 to connect researchers and students from Central Europe 🪢
To find out more, visit the CTS Anthropocene website: www.anthropocene.cz/en/
#Anthropocene #centralnetwork #research #univie
To find out more, visit the CTS Anthropocene website: www.anthropocene.cz/en/
#Anthropocene #centralnetwork #research #univie
November 11, 2025 at 1:50 PM
The first "Anthropocene Ruptures" #workshop took place at @charlesuni.cuni.cz in Prague from 9-10 Oct 2025 to connect researchers and students from Central Europe 🪢
To find out more, visit the CTS Anthropocene website: www.anthropocene.cz/en/
#Anthropocene #centralnetwork #research #univie
To find out more, visit the CTS Anthropocene website: www.anthropocene.cz/en/
#Anthropocene #centralnetwork #research #univie
Tomorrow at #ctvrtkycts, Krzysztof Sękowski (University of Warsaw) will speak on the topic "Conceptual Engineering is Old News" - November 13, 2025, at 10 a.m. at CTS, Husova 4, Prague 1 (3rd floor) or online at cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Tomorrow at #ctvrtkycts, Krzysztof Sękowski (University of Warsaw) will speak on the topic "Conceptual Engineering is Old News" - November 13, 2025, at 10 a.m. at CTS, Husova 4, Prague 1 (3rd floor) or online at cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267.
A collection of final papers by participants in our summer school "Anthropocene: The Contemporary World in a Transdisciplinary Perspective" (2024) has been published. Essays on beehives, glass plates, Tyrian purple, Fordite, and perfume can be downloaded here: www.anthropocene.cz/cz/letni-sko...
Závěrečné projekty 2024 - Antropocén
Výsledkem skupinové práce účastníků a účastnic kurzu bylo zpracování vlastních antropocenností, tedy předmětů, entit nebo jevů, které – když se na ně podíváme tím správným způsobem – vystihují specifi...
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November 12, 2025 at 10:59 AM
A collection of final papers by participants in our summer school "Anthropocene: The Contemporary World in a Transdisciplinary Perspective" (2024) has been published. Essays on beehives, glass plates, Tyrian purple, Fordite, and perfume can be downloaded here: www.anthropocene.cz/cz/letni-sko...
The recordings from this year’s Human-aligned AI Summer School (humanaligned.ai/2025/), hosted by @cts.cuni.cz in July 2025, are now available online. All videos are here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis....
Human-aligned AI Summer School 2025
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November 12, 2025 at 10:48 AM
The recordings from this year’s Human-aligned AI Summer School (humanaligned.ai/2025/), hosted by @cts.cuni.cz in July 2025, are now available online. All videos are here: www.youtube.com/playlist?lis....
Zítra na #ctvrtkycts vystoupí Irena Kalhousová (Herzlovo centrum izraelských studií, FSV UK) a promluví na téma Turbulentní ustavování nové rovnováhy sil na na Blízkém východě. Seminárka CTS 10-12h, příp. online na cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267
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November 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Zítra na #ctvrtkycts vystoupí Irena Kalhousová (Herzlovo centrum izraelských studií, FSV UK) a promluví na téma Turbulentní ustavování nové rovnováhy sil na na Blízkém východě. Seminárka CTS 10-12h, příp. online na cesnet.zoom.us/j/92791774267
V rámci Týdne vědy se dnes na @CTS_uk_av uskuteční kulatý stůl na téma "Na hranici důvěry: věda a vědecké poznání ve 'věku podezírání'". Vedle kolegy Zdeňka Konopáska se zúčastní např. Jan Maršálek nebo Petr Koubský. Více viz www.tydenavcr.cz/program/akce...
Program Týdne Akademie věd ČR - Týden Akademie věd ČR
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November 5, 2025 at 11:58 AM
V rámci Týdne vědy se dnes na @CTS_uk_av uskuteční kulatý stůl na téma "Na hranici důvěry: věda a vědecké poznání ve 'věku podezírání'". Vedle kolegy Zdeňka Konopáska se zúčastní např. Jan Maršálek nebo Petr Koubský. Více viz www.tydenavcr.cz/program/akce...