Grand, Steve.

Creation : life and how to make it / Steve Grand. - Cambridge, Mass. : Harvard University Press, 2001, c2000. - x, 230 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-220).

Machine generated contents note: 1 Failing the test 12 -- 2 Lies, damned lies and linguistics 22 -- 3 A guide to the intangible 33 -- 4 Levels of being and the general scheme of things 42 -- 5 The importance of being emergent 61 -- 6 Looking-glass worlds 70 -- 7 They call me Legion; for I am many 84 -- 8 On the balance of nature 98 -- 9 God's Lego set 120 -- 10 The whole iguana 134 -- 11 Igor, hand me that screwdriver 146 -- 12 I am Ron's brain 158 -- 13 Three parts gin to one of vermouth 174 -- 14 Taking over the world 195 -- 15 Vapourware 205.

0-674-006542 (alk. paper)

2001024165


Biological systems--Computer simulation.
Artificial intelligence.
Artificial life.

QH324.2 / .G73 2001

DC 570.113 / G75c