# Paradigms, Progress, and Conceptual Change

- Dates: 3 December 2026 to 4 December 2026
- Location: University of Maribor, Maribor, Slovenia
- Organiser: Santa Fe Institute

## About

The University of Maribor will host the engaging conference titled 'Paradigms, Progress, and Conceptual Change' from December 3 to December 4, 2026.

## Official links

- [Official website](https://www.santafe.edu/info/complexity-futures-new-paradigms-2026/welcome)
- [Agenda](https://www.santafe.edu/info/complexity-futures-new-paradigms-2026/schedule)

## Topics

- Cognitive Science
- Education & Training

## Speakers

- David Krakauer, President & William H. Miller Professor of Complex Systems
- Eric Beinhocker
- Ev Fedorenko
- Andrea Liu
- Karen Willcox
- Thomas Friedman, "Foreign Affairs" columnist, The New York Times
- Jenann Ismael
- Anima Anandkumar, Bren Professor of Computing & Mathematical Sciences, Caltech
- D. Eric Smith
- Ricard Solé
- Melinda Mills
- Brice Ménard
- Venki Ramakrishnan

## Sponsors and partners

- Miller Omega Program

## Where to stay

- **Hotel Maribor**: 260 m from the venue, 4 stars, 8 Glavni Trg, Maribor, 2000
  - [Hotel website](http://hotelmaribor.si/)
  - Phone: +386 2 234 5600
- **Hotel Maribor - Garden Rooms**: 290 m from the venue, 8 Vojašniški trg, Maribor, 2000
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hotelmaribor.si/en/garden-rooms)
  - Phone: +386 2 234 56 00
- **B&B Hotel**: hostel, 530 m from the venue, 4 Volkmerjev prehod, Maribor, 2000
  - [Hotel website](https://www.hotel-bb.com/en/hotel/maribor-uni-hostel)
  - Phone: +38622506700
- **Hotel Piramida**: 680 m from the venue, 4 stars, 10 Ulica heroja Šlandra, Maribor, 2000
  - [Hotel website](https://www.terme-maribor.si/sl/hoteli/hotel-piramida?utm_source=mybusiness&utm_medium=mybusiness&utm_campaign=piramida)
  - Phone: +386 2 234 44 00
- **S Hotel**: 680 m from the venue, 20 Smetanova ulica, Maribor, 2000
  - [Hotel website](https://www.shotel.si/)
  - Phone: +386 2 2280280
- **Hotel Tabor Maribor**: 920 m from the venue, 3 stars, 18 Ulica heroja Zidanška, Maribor, 2000
  - Phone: +386 (0) 2 42 16 410
- **Vila Mira Maribor**: 1.4 km from the venue
- **Hotel City Map**: 1.6 km from the venue, 33 Obrežna ulica
  - Phone: +38641 541 125

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Source: https://www.luminik.io/events/paradigms-progress-and-conceptual-change/