Cellular Automata
In part one of this series, we looked at a simple example of cellular automata in the form of the Game of Life.
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Act I Part 2: The Self-Replicating Machine
In part one of this series, we looked at a simple example of cellular automata in the form of the Game of Life. But these constructs existed before Conway in 1970. Software has been able to reproduce itself for decades. In 1988, the Morris worm spread autonomously through about 6,000 of the roughly 60,000 computers then connected to the Internet, causing widespread disruption.
27-Sep-2026
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Quorum Sensing
Part 4: The dangling conversation In the previous article, we saw bacterial populations defend themselves collectively. Cyanobacteria formed protective flocs, while dying E.
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(See the original demos announcement at the link). We have added more algorithms to the website to try out and tweak.
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What do animals, plants, fungi and machines have in common when they behave intelligently?
An interdisciplinary symposium in Berlin will examine whether intelligence across radically different biological and artificial systems shares common organisational principles.
18-Oct-2026
Read moreTiny satellites coordinate their orbits using only local decisions and atmospheric drag
A proposed spacecraft-swarm architecture enables miniature satellites to coordinate their orbital positions without conventional propulsion or continuous ground control.
18-Oct-2026
Read moreFive autonomous robots cooperate to surround tumbling space debris
A European Space Agency laboratory experiment is testing whether cooperating autonomous robots can surround and track an uncontrolled object in conditions resembling orbital weightlessness.
18-Oct-2026
Read moreDARS 2026 puts genuinely distributed robotics at the centre of its programme
One of the principal international meetings devoted specifically to distributed autonomous robotics takes place in Tokyo from 26 to 29 October 2026.
18-Oct-2026
Read moreAutonomous AI agents invent a shared language without a central authority - "neuralese"
Autonomous agents can develop a common communication language through repeated local interactions, without a central computer establishing vocabulary or rules.
18-Oct-2026
Read moreScientists finally measure the individual chemical deposits that build an ant trail
Researchers have directly visualised and measured individual pheromone deposits made by ants, revealing that the chemical building blocks of collective trails are far less uniform than previously assumed.
17-Oct-2026
Read moreCoastal dunes organise themselves through environmental feedback — but local damage can become permanent
Coastal dune systems develop large-scale spatial patterns through feedback between vegetation density and the movement of sand.
17-Oct-2026
Read moreIdentical fish develop different collective personalities
Genetically identical fish can develop strikingly different collective behaviours despite growing up under standardised conditions.
09-Oct-2026
Read moreFor these bacteria, bumping into the crowd is the message
Pseudomonas aeruginosa bacteria use physical collisions with neighbours as information, dynamically switching between disorder and coordinated movement without chemical signalling.
09-Oct-2026
Read moreElephant choruses may help a herd converge on what to do next
African elephants appear to make their calls more alike as some group conversations unfold, potentially helping a herd coordinate a shared course of action.
09-Oct-2026
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