This conference aims to articulate the deep interweaving of ecology and technology by focusing on the question of habitability on Earth. It asks how we can conceptualize living together in light of dramatic changes in our existential conditions in the twenty-first century. What concepts, practices and imaginaries can produce a more habitable world, not only for humans, but also for other-than-human worlds?

As the reality of climate change begins to bite, Earth’s habitability is becoming a major concern in contemporary philosophy, ethics and politics. Yet, the effects of the climate crisis, are not shared by all equally. At the same time, current developments in emerging technologies—such as AI, bioengineering, geoengineering, and nanotechnologies—introduce an additional level of complexity to ascendant narratives of habitability on planet Earth. On the one hand, these technologies can address and mitigate climate change. On the other hand, however, such promising technologies often have an ecological ‘dark side’ of their own: the environmental and social cost of their development and deployment is often downplayed, and remains sorely under-researched. This conference aims to make a step forward in the search for constructive alternatives that will help us build better collective futures.

•• Format & Keynotes

3-day conference
Noortje Marres
(University of Warwick, UK),
Jussi Parikka
(Aarhus University, Denmark),
Joanna Żylińska
(King’s College London, UK)

•• When & Where

8^th – 10^th October 2025
Czech Academy of Sciences, Národní 3, Prague 1, Czech Republic, Hall 206

•• Organizing institutions

Center for Environmental and Technology Ethics - Prague (CETE-P),
Institute of Philosophy, Czech Academy of Sciences

•• Registration

Registration for in person attendance is now open.
There will be no online streaming of the talks.

If you would like to attend the full conference including coffee breaks and lunches, the cost for registration is: 150 EUR for general registration, 75 EUR for PhD students. Please register via email cohabitability2025@gmail.com. You will receive further instructions concerning registration fee payment.

If you are in Prague and would simply like to attend some of the talks, you are welcome to pop in and out without prior registration.

•• Organizers and contact

Iwona Janicka, Mark Coeckelbergh, Petr Urban;
Contact: cetep@flu.cas.cz, cohabitability2025@gmail.com