Tim Tyler: Calvin: The Cerebral Code (review)
Channel: eggtin
Date: 2013-01-06

A review of the book:The Cerebral Code: Thinking a Thought in the Mosaics of the Mind by William H. Calvin

I read this book because William Calvin coined the term "Darwin machines" - named after Turing machines - in 1987. He was a pioneer in studying Darwinian evolution within the brain.  The evolution of mental structures is now an important field, which relates to understanding the mind and emulating its properties using machines. Calvin also attempted to formulate basic principles of Darwinian evolution - in an area now widely known as Universal Darwinism.

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