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A user with 781 edits. Account created on 12 March 2024.
22 March 2025
- 10:0110:01, 22 March 2025 diff hist +3,671 N The Rise and Reign of the Mammals Created page with "* 303-307m ya - The Carboniferous Rainforest Collapse - The climate became drier, temperatures swung cold and hot, and the ice caps melted, eventually disappearing for good in the ensuing Permian Period. * 252-251m ya - The Permian-Triassic transition. 90% of species were wiped out. Mega volcanoes erupted for several hundred thousand years. Animals that survived became smaller (the Lilliput Effect). By growing fast and reproducing earlier, they have a better chance of su..."
21 March 2025
- 16:5316:53, 21 March 2025 diff hist +19 Four Ways of Thinking No edit summary current
- 16:5316:53, 21 March 2025 diff hist −35 Books No edit summary
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12 March 2025
- 17:2617:26, 12 March 2025 diff hist +5,715 Four Ways of Thinking →Interactive Thinking
- 16:4816:48, 12 March 2025 diff hist +3,738 N Four Ways of Thinking Created page with "== Introduction == * Science and mathematics are, in large part, about finding better ways of reasoning. This book describes four ways of getting nearer to the truth. * Stephen Wolfram hypothesized that every process, biological or physical, personal or social, natural or artificial, lies in one of only four classes of behavior: ** Stable systems - Are those that reach and stay at an equilibrium, like a ball rolling to rest. ** Periodic systems - Are those that exhibit r..."
- 16:1916:19, 12 March 2025 diff hist +44 Books →2025
27 February 2025
- 08:3508:35, 27 February 2025 diff hist +188 From Bacteria to Bach and Back →9. The Role of Words in Cultural Evolution
24 February 2025
- 11:4311:43, 24 February 2025 diff hist +5,605 From Bacteria to Bach and Back →9. The Role of Words in Cultural Evolution
- 11:3411:34, 24 February 2025 diff hist +54 Books →Books to Buy
- 11:3011:30, 24 February 2025 diff hist +82 Films →2025
- 11:2911:29, 24 February 2025 diff hist 0 Books No edit summary
- 11:2911:29, 24 February 2025 diff hist +54 Books →Books to Read
- 11:2811:28, 24 February 2025 diff hist −54 Books →Books to Buy
23 February 2025
- 11:0311:03, 23 February 2025 diff hist +8,867 From Bacteria to Bach and Back →8. Brains Made of Brains
21 February 2025
- 08:2508:25, 21 February 2025 diff hist +4,374 From Bacteria to Bach and Back →7. Darwinian Space: An Interlude
20 February 2025
- 11:4211:42, 20 February 2025 diff hist +6,037 From Bacteria to Bach and Back →6. What is Information?
19 February 2025
- 10:3310:33, 19 February 2025 diff hist +7,631 From Bacteria to Bach and Back →5. The Evolution of Understanding
17 February 2025
- 08:1408:14, 17 February 2025 diff hist +46 From Bacteria to Bach and Back No edit summary
- 08:1308:13, 17 February 2025 diff hist +4,265 N Adaptionism Created page with "Adaptationism refers to a perspective that emphasizes the role of natural selection in shaping the traits of organisms. It posits that many, if not most, features of living beings are the result of adaptive processes, where natural selection favors traits that enhance survival and reproduction. The evolution of the brain, in particular, is a complex process that likely involves a combination of adaptation, exaptation, and other evolutionary mechanisms. A balanced ap..." current
- 08:0508:05, 17 February 2025 diff hist +2,153 From Bacteria to Bach and Back →2. Before Bacteria and Bach
- 07:4507:45, 17 February 2025 diff hist +2,753 From Bacteria to Bach and Back →1. Introduction
- 07:2107:21, 17 February 2025 diff hist +859 N From Bacteria to Bach and Back Created page with "== Part I: Turning Our World Upside Down == === 1. Introduction === === 2. Before Bacteria and Bach === === 3. On the Origin of Reasons === === 4. The Strange Inversions of Meaning === === 5. The Evolution of Understanding === == Part II: From Evolution to Intelligent Design == === 6. What is Information? === === 7. Darwinian Space: An Interlude === === 8. Brains Made of Brains === === 9. The Role of Words in Cultural Evolution === === 10. The Meme's-Eye Point of View ==..."
- 07:1307:13, 17 February 2025 diff hist +1 Douglas Hofstadter No edit summary
- 07:1207:12, 17 February 2025 diff hist +34 N Gödel, Escher Bach Robert.adlington moved page Gödel, Escher Bach to Gödel, Escher, Bach current Tag: New redirect
- 07:1207:12, 17 February 2025 diff hist 0 m Gödel, Escher, Bach Robert.adlington moved page Gödel, Escher Bach to Gödel, Escher, Bach current
15 February 2025
- 15:4615:46, 15 February 2025 diff hist −904 Douglas Hofstadter No edit summary