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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Part 1: What Do We Mean By 'Agent'?
In 2025 the term “agent” has been dusted off and it is seeing another time in the sun.
09-Jul-2025
Read moreNature and Cybersecurity
This is part 3 of the Tide Foundation’s five part series on their distributed approach to securing computers.
22-Jan-2025
Read moreAnts best humans at collective intelligence
https://www.science.org/content/article/ants-best-humans-test-collective-intelligence
30-Dec-2024
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Part 1: adappt.io is now adaptive-emergent
This series of blog posts starts off a new direction for an organisation that went from a going concern…
25-Aug-2024
Read moreWhat a Bee Knows - Way More Than You Think
At adaptive-emergent, we are looking for simple behaviours in nature that add up to quite complex ones.
12-Mar-2024
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