Dr. Marco Colnaghi is an interdisciplinary researcher and educator. His research aim is to develop theoretical models to better understand the evolution of life and mind. After his initial training as a physicist, he earned a PhD in Mathematical Biology and Complexity Science at University College London.
He currently works as Postdoctoral Researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where he studies the evolution of human cooperation alongside Prof. Daniel Balliet (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and Prof. Fernando Dos Santos (Universiteit van Amsterdam).
Before joining the Amsterdam Cooperation Lab, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Nick Lane and Andrew Pomiankowski’s lab at the Centre for Life’s Origins and Evolution (University College London). There, he investigated key milestones in the evolution of life, such as the origin of the genetic code, the evolution of eukaryotic life, and the origin of sexual reproduction.
Besides his academic research, Marco has been a meditation practitioner since his early twenties. He strongly believes that contemplative wisdom can have a transformative impact on our individual and collective consciousness, as well as on our scientific understanding of life and mind.
Dr. Marco Colnaghi is an interdisciplinary researcher and educator. His research aim is to develop theoretical models to better understand the evolution of life and mind. After his initial training as a physicist, he earned a PhD in Mathematical Biology and Complexity Science at University College London.
He currently works as Postdoctoral Researcher at the Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, where he studies the evolution of human cooperation alongside Prof. Daniel Balliet (Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam) and Prof. Fernando Dos Santos (Universiteit van Amsterdam).
Before joining the Amsterdam Cooperation Lab, he was a Postdoctoral Research Fellow in Nick Lane and Andrew Pomiankowski’s lab at the Centre for Life’s Origins and Evolution (University College London). There, he investigated key milestones in the evolution of life, such as the origin of the genetic code, the evolution of eukaryotic life, and the origin of sexual reproduction.
Besides his academic research, Marco has been a meditation practitioner since his early twenties. He strongly believes that contemplative wisdom can have a transformative impact on our individual and collective consciousness, as well as on our scientific understanding of life and mind.