How Can Evolution Learn?
The theory of evolution links random variation and selection to incremental adaptation. In a different intellectual domain, learning theory links incremental adaptation (e.g., from positive and/or...
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View ArticleWe Learn More When We Learn Together
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View ArticleThe physics of life
From flocking birds to swarming molecules, physicists are seeking to understand 'active matter' — and looking for a fundamental theory of the living world....
View ArticleNetwork theory sheds new light on origins of consciousness
Vanderbilt University researchers took a significant step toward answering longstanding questions about the origins of consciousness with a recent discovery of global changes in how brain areas...
View Article[TED] Creating a culture of collaborative innovation (Claire Madden)
What will workplaces look like when the most material endowed, technologically literate, formally educated, and globally connected generations reach employment age? Claire gives us an insight into what...
View ArticleGoogle Is Offering A Free Online Class About Deep Learning
A Udacity course by Google will teach engineers and data scientists the basics of deep learning, which informs much of Google's tech.See it on Scoop.it, via networks and network weaving
View ArticleEmergence of Consensus in a Multi-Robot Network: from Abstract Models to...
Consensus dynamics in decentralised multiagent systems are subject to intense studies, and several different models have been proposed and analysed. Among these, the naming game stands out for its...
View ArticleOperational resilience: concepts, design and analysis
Building resilience into today’s complex infrastructures is critical to the daily functioning of society and its ability to withstand and recover from natural disasters, epidemics, and cyber-threats....
View ArticleThe Art Of Conversations
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View ArticleBuilding Capacity Through Networks (SSIR)
In the quest for effective capacity building strategies, don’t overlook the power of networks.See it on Scoop.it, via networks and network weaving
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View ArticleSimplifying complexity
Ecologist Eric Berlow doesn't feel overwhelmed when faced with complex systems. He knows that more information can lead to a better, simpler solution. Illustrating the tips and tricks for breaking down...
View ArticleCan organisations learn to think and behave as networks?
On January 21-22 I participated in N-O-W, a 2 day event bringing together mayors from cities and towns receiving the largest numbers of refugees from Syria as well as activists and individualsSee it on...
View ArticleHuman Atlas: A Tool for Mapping Social Networks
Most social network analyses focus on online social networks. While these networks encode important aspects of our lives they fail to capture many real-world connections. Most of these connections are,...
View ArticleThe International Postal Network and Other Global Flows As Proxies for...
The digital exhaust left by flows of physical and digital commodities provides a rich measure of the nature, strength and significance of relationships between countries in the global network. With...
View ArticleWhy Organizations Don’t Learn
Our traditional obsessions—success, taking action, fitting in, and relying on experts—undermine continuous improvement.See it on Scoop.it, via networks and network weaving
View ArticleDivided Despite Our Best Intentions: Racism, Globalism, and the Polarizing of...
I recently read a fascinating piece on Medium, “My BlackLivesMatter and AltRight Experiences,” in which Amy Stephen desc…See it on Scoop.it, via networks and network weaving
View ArticleNetworks of plants: how to measure similarity in vegetable species
Despite the common misconception of nearly static organisms, plants do interact continuously with the environment and with each other. It is fair to assume that during their evolution they developed...
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