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ECAL
2001
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Emergent Syntax: The Unremitting Value of Computational Modeling for Understanding the Origins of Complex Language
Abstract. In this paper we explore the similarities between a mathematical model of language evolution and several A-life simulations. We argue that the mathematical model makes so...
Willem H. Zuidema
ECAL
2001
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Evolving Lives: The Individual Historical Dimension in Evolution
Some benefits of a dialogue between evolutionary robotics and developmental ethology are presented with discussion of how developmental models might inform approaches to evolution...
Rachel Wood
ECAL
2001
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Symbiotic Composition and Evolvability
Several of the Major Transitions in natural evolution, such as the symbiogenic origin of eukaryotes from prokaryotes, share the feature that existing entities became the components...
Richard A. Watson, Jordan B. Pollack
ECAL
2001
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
A Visually-Based Evolvable Control Architecture for Agents in Interactive Entertainment Applications
A visually-based evolvable control architecture for agents in interactive entertainment applications is presented. Agents process images of their local surroundings according to ev...
Andrew Vardy
ECAL
2001
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
I Like What I Know: How Recognition-Based Decisions Can Structure the Environment
Cognitive mechanisms are shaped by evolution to match their environments. But through their use, these mechanisms exert a shaping force on their surroundings as well. Here we explo...
Peter M. Todd, Simon Kirby
ECAL
2001
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
Antigens, Antibodies, and the World Wide Web
Daniel Stow, Chris M. Roadknight
ECAL
2001
Springer
13 years 9 months ago
A Model of Human Mate Choice with Courtship That Predicts Population Patterns
We present a new model of human mate choice incorporating non-negligible courtship time. The courtship period is used by individuals to strategically swap to better partners when t...
Jorge Simão, Peter M. Todd