138 citations · 254 across the 6 of their papers we have counts for
6 papers
Thermodynamic Computing
Tom Conte, Erik DeBenedictis, Natesh Ganesh +36
The hardware and software foundations laid in the first half of the 20th Century enabled the computing technologies that have transformed the world, but these foundations are now u…
An Overview of Open-Ended Evolution: Editorial Introduction to the Open-Ended Evolution II Special Issue
Norman Packard, Mark A. Bedau, Alastair Channon +4
Nature's spectacular inventiveness, reflected in the enormous diversity of form and function displayed by the biosphere, is a feature of life that distinguishes living most strongl…
Selection first path to the origin of life
Nicholas Guttenberg, Nathaniel Virgo, Chris Butch +1
We propose an alternative to the prevailing two origin of life narratives, one based on a replicator first hypothesis, and one based on a metabolism first hypothesis. Both hypothes…
Leaky Membrane Dynamics
Robert S. Shaw, Norman H. Packard
A concentration difference of particles across a membrane perforated by pores will induce a diffusive flux. If the diffusing objects are of the same length scale as the the pores,…
Geometry-induced asymmetric diffusion
Robert S. Shaw, Norman Packard, Matthias Schröter +1
Past work has shown that ions can pass through a membrane more readily in one direction than the other. We demonstrate here in a model and an experiment that for a mixture of small…
Topology and Evolution of Technology Innovation Networks
Sergi Valverde, Ricard V. Solé, Mark A. Bedau +1
The web of relations linking technological innovation can be fairly described in terms of patent citations. The resulting patent citation network provides a picture of the large-sc…