July 2008
4 posts
Researchers Synthesize Evolution of Language →
In a study published today in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, linguists observed an artificial language evolve from random to ordered, naturally adapting in ways that assured its reproduction. via digg.com
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“By coding computer simulations with biologically modeled nervous systems, Torsten Reil [ex-EASy MSc] and his company NaturalMotion breathe life into the animated characters inhabiting the most eye-poppingly realistic games and movies around.” “See his work now in GTA4.” Via Machines Like Us.
150 Years of Natural Selection →
“Today we celebrate the 150th anniversary of the first public announcement of what Richard Dawkins has called ‘…the most momentous idea ever to occur to a human mind.’ He was of course referring to the theory of natural selection, the primary mechanism driving the evolution of life on our planet” - via Pharyngula.