[extropy-chat] Reverse Evolution ?

Amara Graps amara at amara.com
Thu Mar 2 08:23:27 UTC 2006


MB mbb386 at main.nc.us :
>>  Perhaps we need a computer game or simulation.

>Ha! Now *that* sounds like it might really do something to reach the
>young. :) One might "evolve" into a different form of player or
>something. I wonder....


SimLife:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SimLife

But Dawkins was earlier.

My first meeting of Keith Henson was at his house for a social event
where I remember him demonstrating Dawkins' game on his Apple Lisa
(this was 1986 or so).


Amara

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