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.
View seriesAlgorithms on Display
(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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Encycle
From commercial HVAC to coordinated “swarm intelligence” Encycle is an energy-technology company with origins in Toronto, developing software that helps buildings use less energy and respond more flexibly to the power grid.
25-Oct-2025
Read moreOpteran Technologies
From Sheffield research to “natural intelligence” Opteran Technologies (registered in the UK as Opteran Technologies Limited) is a spin-out from University of Sheffield that formally incorporated in March 2020.
25-Oct-2025
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18-Sep-2025
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Part 7: Wrap Up and What's Next
Over this 7-part series, we’ve explored how natural systems — ants, bees, birds, and brains — solve problems through emergence, not instruction.
30-Aug-2025
Read morePart 6: Words Matter, Swarms Revisited
In particular areas of human endeavour, precision in language matters, such as contract law.
30-Aug-2025
Read morePart 5: Collective Memory
This is the fifth of seven articles in the series comparing Nature with AI and how they approach agents.
17-Aug-2025
Read morePerch helps identify bird species
Google DeepMind’s Perch model helps conservationists analyze audio faster to protect endangered species, from Hawaiian honeycreepers to coral reefs.
07-Aug-2025
Read morePart 4: Purpose vs Emergence
In previous articles we defined terms like agent and swarms, and looked at a major difference between natural and artificial adaptation, time.
20-Jul-2025
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