02Sep 2026 by Post

Evolutionary Models Reward Complexity for Complexity’s Sake

Artificial Cell Model, avida, calculations, Christoph Adami, complex systems, Complexity, Computational Sciences, computer models, enzymes, Evolution, evolutionary models, fitness, genomes, information, Intelligent Design, metabolites, precursor molecules, pykaryotes, simplicity, The Evolution of Biological Information, Thomas Ray, Tierra
But then the complexity is not interesting. Crucially, it’s not really information. Source
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23Aug 2026 by Post

In NY Post, McDiarmid on Social Isolation and the Tech Nightmare

AI necklace, Andrew McDiarmid, anti-social media, artificial inteligence, Computational Sciences, emailing, friend (tech device), friends, human interaction, humans, new york, New York Post, nightmares, personality, Silicon Valley, smartphones, Social media, startups, statistics, subway ads, surveillance, Technology, texting, The Atlantic, voice
The wearable AI necklace, Friend, opens up a whole new chapter of horror. It’s not a parody: young people wear their “Friend” on their person. Source
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19Aug 2026 by Post

Simulations Point to Design: Learning from the History of Artificial Life

ALife, Armageddon, artificial life, bombers, bootstrappers, Christoph Adami, Computational Sciences, computer code, computer models, Core War, Darwin Devolves, Darwinian evolution, Darwinian processes, Evolution, guidance, hydras, imps, Intelligent Design, Michael Behe, non-intervention, pit-trappers, quickscanners, replicators, scanners, simulations, The Evolution of Biological Information, Tierra, VENUS (simulation)
Once you introduce step-by-step guidance, you are no longer simulating an evolutionary process. Source
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31Jul 2026 by Post

It’s Time to Buy Old Books Before AI Destroys Them

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This scheme is the brain child of technicians, people who lead tech companies and tech labs who are wholly committed to a technological view of the world. Source
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10Jul 2026 by Post

On Minds and Machines, Richard Dawkins’s Curious Inconsistency

artificial inteligence, atheists, biology, chatbots, ChatGPT, Claude, Computational Sciences, computing, consciousness, intelligence, Intelligent Design, large language models, living systems, personal identity, philosophy, plagiarists, Richard Dawkins, Technology, UnHerd
If we encounter far more advanced informational technology in living organisms, isn’t the same intuition at least worth considering? Source
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16Jun 2026 by Post

“Accelerating” Toward a Post-Human Future, and Loving It

accelerationism, Alex Williams, Artificial Intelligence, bioethics, Computational Sciences, death, Elon Musk, Grokipedia, human beings, human exceptionalism, human life, machines, Monash University, Netscape, Nick Land, Nick Srnicek, philosophy, Ray Kurzweil, Silicon Valley, Singularity, superintelligence, tech entrepreneurs, transhumanism, Tucker Carlson, Vincent Lê
There is a lot of AI Apocalypse Now! and AI Utopia Soon! in the news these days. Source
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10Jun 2026 by Post

Zombie Metaphysics: Dawkins Versus Pope Leo

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This casual devaluing of consciousness is actually intertwined with the rush to ascribe it to AI. The ultimate conclusion is the same. Source
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04Jun 2026 by Post

A Dose of Engineering Realism Over AI Hype

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Dr. Donald C. Wunsch has spent decades working at the intersection of engineering, AI, and real-world systems. Source
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