Screen LibraryProving Darwin：making biology mathematical
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Pantheon Books,
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| Publisher Address: | New York |
| Publication Dates: | c2012. |
| Literature type: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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| Carrier Form: | xvii, 123 p.: ill. ; 21 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780375423147 0375423141 |
| Index Number: | Q |
| CLC: |
Q-332 Q111-05 |
| Call Number: | Q-332/C435 |
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [115]-116) and index. Problem Solvers and Theorizers -- Introduction: Overview of Proving Darwin -- Life as Evolving Software : The Evolution of Mutating Software -- The Human Discovery of Software : Turing and von Neumann as Biologists -- The Mathematics of Metabiology : Random Walks in Software Space -- Santa Fe Institute Lecture : A Mathematical Theory of Evolution and Biological Creativity -- Theological Aspects of Metabiology -- The Politics of Creativity (Social Darwinism -- Social Metabiology) -- What can Mathematics Ultimately Accomplish? : Metabiology and Beyond -- Appendix 1: von Neumann's "DNA = Software" Paper -- Appendix 2: The Heart of the Proof. Explains how evolution works on a mathematical level, arguing that mathematical theory is an essential part of evolution while highlighting mathematical principles in the biological world. |