Nature is Metal
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@Klaus said in Nature is Metal:
@jon-nyc said in Nature is Metal:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Nature is Metal:
We have two possibilities - evolution or intelligent design. The hideous grossness of that seems beyond what could reasonably occur by random chance.
Natural selection is anything but random.
But the generation of variants is, to a degree, random. I think "genetic algorithms", for which randomness is essential and which are inspired by evolution, are a great illustration of how randomness can lead to highly sophisticated structures.
Ok, but natural selection is downstream from the (epistemically) random process of mutation. Like the reward mechanism of food discovery is downstream from the pseudo-random movement of the ants.
@jon-nyc said in Nature is Metal:
@Klaus said in Nature is Metal:
@jon-nyc said in Nature is Metal:
@Doctor-Phibes said in Nature is Metal:
We have two possibilities - evolution or intelligent design. The hideous grossness of that seems beyond what could reasonably occur by random chance.
Natural selection is anything but random.
But the generation of variants is, to a degree, random. I think "genetic algorithms", for which randomness is essential and which are inspired by evolution, are a great illustration of how randomness can lead to highly sophisticated structures.
Ok, but natural selection is downstream from the (epistemically) random process of mutation. Like the reward mechanism of food discovery is downstream from the pseudo-random movement of the ants.
Yes. It's a search algorithm. First you generate variants, then you discard those that are shit.
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Nothing in pond is safe from the invasion from the depths below; Giant Water Lillies!
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I wasn’t aware of that behaviour in zebras. I wonder if it is common to zebras or occurs in other wild equine species?
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I know alpha male lions will kill the cubs of another male as will bears. But I have never heard of it among migratory grazing herd animals such as elk, cariboo or bison. But then…zebras live in Africa where the rules seem to be different for everything.
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I know alpha male lions will kill the cubs of another male as will bears. But I have never heard of it among migratory grazing herd animals such as elk, cariboo or bison. But then…zebras live in Africa where the rules seem to be different for everything.
@Renauda said in Nature is Metal:
alpha male lions will kill the cubs of another male as will bears
Had no idea. Amazing.
"Now look here, you Baltic gas passer... " - Mik, 6/14/08
The saying, "Lite is just one damn thing after another," is a gross understatement. The damn things overlap.
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@Renauda said in Nature is Metal:
alpha male lions will kill the cubs of another male as will bears
Had no idea. Amazing.
@George-K said in Nature is Metal:
@Renauda said in Nature is Metal:
alpha male lions will kill the cubs of another male as will bears
Had no idea. Amazing.
And the weird thing is, as soon as he’s done the mom gets frisky with him.
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“I am fond of pigs. Dogs look up to us. Cats look down on us. Pigs treat us as equals.” ~Winston S. Churchill
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@Axtremus Interesting that the hand sanitizer immediately made the snake "regurgitate" himself. I thought maybe the curve of his teeth or something was preventing that.
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