A multidisciplinary examination of the phenomenon of collaboration to expand knowledge and inform future activities.Human existence depends critically on how well diverse social, cultural and political groups can collaborate. Yet the phenomenon of collaboration itself is ill-defined and badly understood, and there is no straightforward formula for its successful realization. In The Nature and Dynamics of Collaboration, edited by Paul F. M. J. Verschure, experts from wide-ranging disciplines examine how human collaboration arises, breaks down, and potentially recovers. They explore the different contexts, boundary conditions, and drivers of collaboration to expand understanding of the underlying dynamic, multiscale processes in an effort to increase chances for ethical, sustainable, and productive collaboration in the future.This volume is accompanied by twenty-four podcasts, which provide insights from real-world examples.ContributorsAsaf Bachrach, Kevin Bauer, Jenna Bednar, Eric D. Beinhocker, Johan Bollen, Federica Carugati, Esther Chevrot-Bianco, A. C. C. Coolen, Tamas David-Barrett, Simon DeDeo, Dana Dolghin, L. Zachary DuBois, Ismael T. Freire, Dorthe Døjbak Håkonsson, Rebecca D. Hardin, Sebastian Kahl, Heidi Keller, Mette Løvschal, Julia R. Lupp, Jônatas Manzolli, George E. Marcus, Marcia L. McLain, Stephanie Musgrave, Melody N. Ndzenyuiy, J. Chris Nierstrasz, Raul Pacheco-Vega, Scott E. Page, Bhavani R. Rao, Andreas Roepstorff, Karthik Sankaranarayanan, Dennis J. Snower, Sidney Strauss, Justin Sulik, Veena Suresh, Kristian Tylén, Sander E. van der Leeuw, Paul F. M. J. Verschure, Alicia von Schenk, Ferdinand von Siemens

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, Living Machines 2025, held in Sheffield, UK, during July 15-18, 2025.The 43 full papers and 7 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 67 submissions.The papers were organized in topical sections as follows: Bioinspired robotics and biohybrids; Soft robotics; Applications and machine learning; Cognitive and computational neuroscience; Navigation, sensors, and perception; Ethics and responsibility; Biomechanics and proprioception.

A multidisciplinary examination of the phenomenon of collaboration to expand knowledge and inform future activities.Human existence depends critically on how well diverse social, cultural and political groups can collaborate. Yet the phenomenon of collaboration itself is ill-defined and badly understood, and there is no straightforward formula for its successful realization. In The Nature and Dynamics of Collaboration, edited by Paul F. M. J. Verschure, experts from wide-ranging disciplines examine how human collaboration arises, breaks down, and potentially recovers. They explore the different contexts, boundary conditions, and drivers of collaboration to expand understanding of the underlying dynamic, multiscale processes in an effort to increase chances for ethical, sustainable, and productive collaboration in the future.This volume is accompanied by twenty-four podcasts, which provide insights from real-world examples.ContributorsAsaf Bachrach, Kevin Bauer, Jenna Bednar, Eric D. Beinhocker, Johan Bollen, Federica Carugati, Esther Chevrot-Bianco, A. C. C. Coolen, Tamas David-Barrett, Simon DeDeo, Dana Dolghin, L. Zachary DuBois, Ismael T. Freire, Dorthe Døjbak Håkonsson, Rebecca D. Hardin, Sebastian Kahl, Heidi Keller, Mette Løvschal, Julia R. Lupp, Jônatas Manzolli, George E. Marcus, Marcia L. McLain, Stephanie Musgrave, Melody N. Ndzenyuiy, J. Chris Nierstrasz, Raul Pacheco-Vega, Scott E. Page, Bhavani R. Rao, Andreas Roepstorff, Karthik Sankaranarayanan, Dennis J. Snower, Sidney Strauss, Justin Sulik, Veena Suresh, Kristian Tylén, Sander E. van der Leeuw, Paul F. M. J. Verschure, Alicia von Schenk, Ferdinand von Siemens

This book constitutes the proceedings of the 14th International Conference on Biomimetic and Biohybrid Systems, Living Machines 2025, held in Sheffield, UK, during July 15-18, 2025.The 43 full papers and 7 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 67 submissions.The papers were organized in topical sections as follows: Bioinspired robotics and biohybrids; Soft robotics; Applications and machine learning; Cognitive and computational neuroscience; Navigation, sensors, and perception; Ethics and responsibility; Biomechanics and proprioception.