Proving Darwin : Making Biology Mathematical

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Contents Contradictory Quotes? Problem Solvers and Theorizers, by Gian-Carlo Rota Dedication Preface 1. Introduction: Overview of Proving Darwin 2. Life as Evolving Software: The Evolution of Mutating Software 3. The Human Discovery of Software: Turing and von Neumann as Biologists 4. The Mathematics of Metabiology: Random Walks in Software Space 5. Santa Fe Institute Lecture: A Mathematical Theory of Evolution and Biological Creativity 6. Theological Aspects of Metabiology 7. The Politics of Creativity (Social Darwinism Social Metabiology) 8. What Can Mathematics Ultimately Accomplish? Metabiology and Beyond Appendix 1. Von Neumann’s “DNA = Software” Paper Appendix 2. The Heart of the Proof Further Reading

Author(s): Gregory Chaitin
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Year: 2012

Language: English
Tags: Биологические дисциплины;Матметоды и моделирование в биологии;