Clément Vidal

Clément Vidal is a philosopher and assistant professor at the Free University of Brussels (VUB), affiliated with the Global Brain Institute, the Evolution, Complexity and Cognition group, and the Center Leo Apostel. He earned a

• Bachelor’s (2002),
• Master’s in Philosophy (2003),
• Master’s in Logic (2004),
• Master’s in Cognitive Sciences (2005),
• Teaching Diploma (2009),
• Ph.D. in Philosophy (2013) all from major European institutions.

His research bridges cosmology, philosophy, and complexity science, focusing on the evolutionary developmental (Evo Devo) Universe hypothesis and the Global Brain as a planetary intelligence network. He pioneered high energy astrobiology to search for advanced extraterrestrial life in binary star systems and developed a Cosmic Evolution Equation to study complexity emergence across possible universes.

His 2014 book The Beginning and the End: The Meaning of Life in a Cosmological Perspective proposes cosmological ethics and immortality narratives. Key contributions include:

• Founding the Evo Devo Universe research community with John Smart,
• Establishing the High Energy Astrobiology prize,
• Advancing metaphilosophical criteria for worldview comparison,
• Exploring computational analogies in cosmology.