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On Sat, Dec 7, 2013 at 1:40 PM, Abram Demski <[email protected]> wrote: > The fascinating thing is that, somehow, sex evolved as a strategy. > > I suppose there was some "merging" before sex, though. Bacteria are > capable of picking up random genetic material they find in the environment, > and this is a capability that may be older than sex. > > Random reference on this: > > > > On Thu, Dec 5, 2013 at 7:00 PM, Tim Tyler <[email protected]> wrote: > >> On 05/12/2013 15:57, Mike Archbold wrote: >> >> Evolution algorithm: >> >> A: Introduce random change >> Test >> IF improvement helps survival and reproduction keep else delete >> Go To A >> >> Nature cooked up this little algorithmic number at some point, and it >> has worked fine. A nice little algorithm which has been creating >> forever. >> >> >> Evolution also includes joining solutions together - in the form of sex >> and symbiosis. >> This "merging" is about as important as the better-known "splitting" >> aspect. >> Evolutionary computation enthusiasts should copy this aspect of evolution >> too. >> -- >> __________ >> |im |yler http://timtyler.org/ [email protected] Remove lock to reply. >> >> *AGI* | Archives <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now> >> <https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/7190161-766c6f07> | >> Modify<https://www.listbox.com/member/?&;>Your Subscription >> <http://www.listbox.com> >> > > > > -- > Abram Demski > Blog: http://lo-tho.blogspot.com/ > Leave anonymous feedback: http://www.admonymous.com/abramdemski > -- Abram Demski Blog: http://lo-tho.blogspot.com/ Leave anonymous feedback: http://www.admonymous.com/abramdemski ------------------------------------------- AGI Archives: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/303/=now RSS Feed: https://www.listbox.com/member/archive/rss/303/21088071-f452e424 Modify Your Subscription: https://www.listbox.com/member/?member_id=21088071&id_secret=21088071-58d57657 Powered by Listbox: http://www.listbox.com
