Evolutionary Informatics
Investigating how information makes evolution possible
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— Michael PolanyiA shaping of boundaries may be said to go beyond a mere fixing of boundaries and establishes a 'controlling principle.' It achieves control of the boundaries by imprinting a significant pattern on the boundaries of the system. Or, to use information language, we may say that it puts the system under the control of a non-physical-chemical principle by a profoundly informative intervention.
"Life Transcending Physics and Chemistry," Chemical & Engineering News (21 August 1967): 64.
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September 9, 2009
Weasel Interpretation
In the paper Conservation of Information in Search: Measuring the Cost of Success we mistakingly referred to Dawkins' Weasel as a partitioned search. This interpretation of Dawkins's simulation was, however, wrong. Concerning generations, Dawkins writes “The computer examines the 'progeny' of the original phrases, and chooses the one, however slightly, most resembles the target phrase...” Since “phrases” is plural, Dawkins uses more than one child per generation. Thus, our initial interpretation was incorrect. See further discussion on the Weasel Ware research tool page.
