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Proving Darwin, making biology mathematical, Gregory Chaitin

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Proving Darwin, making biology mathematical, Gregory Chaitin
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. [115]-116) and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Proving Darwin
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
753624836
Responsibility statement
Gregory Chaitin
Sub title
making biology mathematical
Table Of Contents
Problem Solvers and Theorizers -- Introduction: Overview of Proving Darwin -- Life as Evolving Software : The Evolution of Mutating Software -- The Human Discovery of Software : Turing and von Neumann as Biologists -- The Mathematics of Metabiology : Random Walks in Software Space -- Santa Fe Institute Lecture : A Mathematical Theory of Evolution and Biological Creativity -- Theological Aspects of Metabiology -- The Politics of Creativity (Social Darwinism -- Social Metabiology) -- What can Mathematics Ultimately Accomplish? : Metabiology and Beyond -- Appendix 1: von Neumann's "DNA = Software" Paper -- Appendix 2: The Heart of the Proof
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