Produced by: University of Washington November 19, 1998 From the Series: Danz Lecture Series Description: Daniel Dennett discusses his research into Darwin’s evolutionary theory of natural selection and describes its suggestion of evolution as an algorithmic process. Speaker(s): Daniel C. Dennett, Austin B. Fletcher Professor of Philosophy; director, Center for Cognitive Studies, Tufts University
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amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@charmedgirl11235 It is Alan Alda. He hosted Scientific American Frontiers. The clips are from that show.
Is it just me or does the narrator sound like Alan Alda from M*A*S*H.
Just a little bit anyways.
I used this video in a school project. I understood evolution and why it occurs much more because of it.
this is cool.
@ 7:42
Holy crap. That just looks exactly like the motions that the african crawled frog uses to swim. I was just baffled by that. I mean if you put a computer model over that I couldn’t distinguish it from the real thing
rantasoya, even if you had proof that god started the universe, what proof do you have that god is still alive? and therefore, what proof do you have that relying on god to manage us, at this time, is not one of the stupidest, most reckless, irresponsible things you can do?
I think a lot many of them are. They are not talking from stupidity They are willfully ignorant. That ignorance is necessary to give them confidence while lying (because they can not be sure themselves when they lie) and that ignorance helps them to hold on to beliefs they cherish but can no longer substantiate.
btw, im of the theory that creatonists will one day evolve and become rational people
“… soon take us from the dog levels, to superintelligence …”
i think he greatly underestimates the intelligence of dogs
Where can I get this program and can someone get it to work with spore?
they robots dont need recorces beacuse the program just selects the best swimmers, therfore eliminateing the need for resources.
Why so much babbling about “natural” and “artifical” selection?
Of course there is no natural selection because the simulation lacks anything that would lead to natural selection.
* Ressources
* The actual structure of matter and therefore
* Pretty much all chemical processes
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I am sure you can imagine many more points.
Are you stupid or something?
Creatures that cannot move will not get to get to any energy source. As you may noticed in this simulation the creatures don’t need any energy source. They also cannot die. Because it is a very, very basic simulation.
Instead of claiming stupid things how about proving that the “natural” selection would not take place in a complete and accurate simulation of nature?
You’re right about that. Most people watch the news and believe exactly what is told to them, without an iota of critical analysis of the information. “If it’s on TV, it must be true!”
And that’s the problem; when the voting public can so easily have their perspectives modeled by special interest, it’s difficult to get across anything evidence-based. Everyone is skeptical of science but no one seems to be skeptical of fantastic claims. It’s considered rude not to accept claims outright.
@shade1978x You can’t place the blame flatly on their shoulders. Often in tv shows and such depicting evolution’s path as we understand it present some theoretical ideas concerning abiogenesis without making clear any distinction. Not to say that a little curiosity and such wouldn’t dispel any misconceptions one might be left with after viewing such a program, but in a society where people are used to swallowing whatever’s fed them it doesn’t surprise me.
True. Creationism isn’t a theory based on anything but wish-thinking.
If Creationists had the capacity for thinking they wouldn’t be Creationists in the first place.
It is used and some of the most challenging opponents are evolved though similar processes. Good on you for thinking of it and mentioning it as there are (i’m sure) coders out there may not have encountered the notion yet.
Dr Szostak’s abio research illustrates a scenario you may find quite interesting if you haven’t seen it yet. In some respects variation and selection can occur in pre-gene coding replicating systems.
CDK007′s video
The Origin of Life – Abiogenesis
/watch?v=U6QYDdgP9eg
is just stunning.
Yep. It’s very odd how one of the first arguments IDers have is the simple misunderstanding that evolution has NOTHING to do with the origins of life. That blatant, criminal misunderstand is indicative of all the misconceptions Creationists have about evolution. Not that they bother to enlighten themselves by educating themselves on the subject.
These simulations are so awesome!!
Why aren’t game developers using evolutionary algorithms? Or are they? Enemies that learn from their mistakes or something like that.
i bet there surely was an ID in that simulator
Jesus the size of that screen!
This is fascinating stuff. Well done, Karl Sims and co.
ID is the old creationism theory. The intelligent designer is god.