Proving Darwin: making biology mathematical 9780307907462, 0307907465, 9781299176775, 1299176771
A parable -- Contradictory quotes? -- Problem solvers and theorizers / by Gian-Carlo Rota -- Preface -- Introduction : O
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Table of contents :
A parable --
Contradictory quotes? --
Problem solvers and theorizers / by Gian-Carlo Rota --
Preface --
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 [right-pointing arrow] 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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