Tag: simulations
Life and Origami: Lessons from the Art of Paper-Folding
The differences between an origami figure and a living thing are more instructive than their similarities.
Cronin-Tour at Harvard: How Researchers Smuggle Design into Their Theories
Cronin presented his Assembly Theory as a framework for understanding life’s origin. I believe he is correct but not in the way he intends.
Why We Don’t Evolve Software: A Computer Scientist Considers Darwinian Theory
Software engineers are trained in design principles, and also have real experience of how complex functional systems appear and change constructively.