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Re: A Resource Based Economy
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myrkul
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09/11/2012, 05:01:36 UTC
Quote from: mobodick on November 09, 2012, 04:42:25 AM
In what way do genes have an idea about what is a better choice and how does that affect their development?
They don't. Remember the slime mold?
Quote from: myrkul on November 08, 2012, 05:19:42 PM
Quote from: mobodick on November 08, 2012, 05:16:52 PM
That is why people try to
grow
complexity nowadays, instead of designing it. It turns out evolution is pretty efficient at this process despite its seeming inefficiency of exploring a possibility space.
http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2010/01/slime-mold-grows-network-just-like-tokyo-rail-system/