More Fractal Tessellations

Following the Fractal Tessellation inspired by the Alhambra, I made a few more: here's one with octagons, and another with curved triangles...

Can Ants Solve Traffic Jams?

I was among the researchers consulted for the production of this Slate video...

Evolution of Complexity: Special Issue Published

A special issue on the "Evolution of Complexity" I co-edited with Tom Lenaerts was just published in Artificial Life 14(3):

Editorial Introduction

Evolution of Complexity Carlos Gershenson, Tom Lenaerts Artificial Life Summer 2008, Vol. 14, No. 3: 241–243. First Page | PDF (55 KB) | PDF Plus (57 KB)

Articles

Hierarchical Self-Organization in the Finitary Process Soup Olof Görnerup, James P. Crutchfield Artificial Life Summer 2008, Vol. 14, No. 3: 245–254. Abstract | PDF (211 KB) | PDF Plus (217 KB)

On the Gradual Evolution of Complexity and the Sudden Emergence of Complex Features Charles Ofria, Wei Huang, Eric Torng Artificial Life Summer 2008, Vol. 14, No. 3: 255–263. Abstract | PDF (180 KB) | PDF Plus (189 KB)

The Emergence of Overlapping Scale-free Genetic Architecture in Digital Organisms P. Gerlee, T. Lundh Artificial Life Summer 2008, Vol. 14, No. 3: 265–275. Abstract | PDF (270 KB) | PDF Plus (253 KB)

LinMap: Visualizing Complexity Gradients in Evolutionary Landscapes Nicholas Geard, Janet Wiles Artificial Life Summer 2008, Vol. 14, No. 3: 277–297. Abstract | PDF (454 KB) | PDF Plus (353 KB)

Hierarchical Coordinate Systems for Understanding Complexity and its Evolution, with Applications to Genetic Regulatory Networks Attila Egri-Nagy, Chrystopher L. Nehaniv Artificial Life Summer 2008, Vol. 14, No. 3: 299–312. Abstract | PDF (274 KB) | PDF Plus (274 KB)

Criteria for Conceptual and Operational Notions of Complexity Dominique Chu Artificial Life Summer 2008, Vol. 14, No. 3: 313–323. Abstract | PDF (118 KB) | PDF Plus (126 KB)

Evolution and Complexity: The Double-Edged Sword Thomas Miconi Artificial Life Summer 2008, Vol. 14, No. 3: 325–344. Abstract | PDF (178 KB) | PDF Plus (192 KB)

Natural or Internal Selection? The Case of Canalization in Complex Evolutionary Systems Alexander Riegler Artificial Life Summer 2008, Vol. 14, No. 3: 345–362. Abstract | PDF (273 KB) | PDF Plus (231 KB)

Natural Selection in Relation to Complexity Stanley N. Salthe Artificial Life Summer 2008, Vol. 14, No. 3: 363–374. Abstract | PDF (124 KB) | PDF Plus (147 KB)

Full Body: The Importance of the Phenotype in Evolution George Kampis, László Gulyás Artificial Life Summer 2008, Vol. 14, No. 3: 375–386. Abstract | PDF (131 KB) | PDF Plus (140 KB)