BIO

Lukáš Likavčan is a philosopher focused on emerging technologies, ecology, and outer space. In his work, he traces intertwined histories of scientific infrastructures, ideas, and cultures mobilised in the production of knowledge that informs human efforts to sustain planetary habitability.

Lukáš is a researcher at the Institute of Philosophy, Slovak Academy of Sciences, visiting researcher at Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University and a co-founder of an outer space consultancy company ⠿ Substrate. He also teaches at MA Information Design at Design Academy Eindhoven, co-curates the R&D platform Earthsuits at UAL Central Saint Martins, and serves as a venture partner at Restless Egg.

Previously, Lukáš worked as a researcher and project manager at the Berggruen Institute (Antikythera think tank). He held teaching positions at NYU Shanghai, FAMU in Prague, and Strelka Institute, where he also authored his book essay Introduction to Comparative Planetology (2019). As a visiting researcher, he spent time at Leiden University, Earth-Life Science Institute Tokyo, University of Rochester, Vienna University of Business and Economics, Hong Kong PolyU, Academy of Fine Arts and Design in Bratislava, and Panel on Planetary Thinking at University of Giessen.

Besides his academic work, Lukáš develops transdisciplinary projects that have been presented at CERN Arts, KW Berlin, Hartwig Art Foundation, Tallinn Kunsthall, Sonic Acts, Transmediale, Venice Biennale, Goldsmiths, Cambridge University, Vienna Biennale, UPenn, Peking University, Waag Futurelab, Display Prague, Die Angewandte, and many others.

Lukáš obtained his MA in Philosophy and PhD in Environmental Studies at Masaryk University in Brno, Czech Republic.