It has become evident that the primary lesson of the study of evolution is that all evolution is coevolution: every organism is evolving in tandem with the organisms around it.

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The great advance of personal computers was not the computing power per se but the...

The great advance of personal computers was not the computing power per se but the...

It's more along the lines of raising a child: we train the system to a...

It's more along the lines of raising a child: we train the system to a...

This is actually a very important principle that science is learning about large systems like...

This is actually a very important principle that science is learning about large systems like...

But when you are embodied in a location, in a physical plant, in a set...

But when you are embodied in a location, in a physical plant, in a set...

One of the functions of an organization, of any organism, is to anticipate the future,...

One of the functions of an organization, of any organism, is to anticipate the future,...

The most certain thing you can say about the environment tomorrow is that it probably...

The most certain thing you can say about the environment tomorrow is that it probably...

Basins of attraction, of self organization, show up as well in our complex social environment,...

Basins of attraction, of self organization, show up as well in our complex social environment,...

A brain is a society of very small, simple modules that cannot be said to...

A brain is a society of very small, simple modules that cannot be said to...

Organisms by their design are not made to adapt too far.

Organisms by their design are not made to adapt too far.

And they discovered something very interesting: when it comes to walking, most of the ant's...

And they discovered something very interesting: when it comes to walking, most of the ant's...

We are infected by our own misunderstanding of how our own minds work.

We are infected by our own misunderstanding of how our own minds work.

In a broad systems sense, an organism's environment is indistinguishable from the organism itself.

In a broad systems sense, an organism's environment is indistinguishable from the organism itself.

When a system is in turbulence, the turbulence is not just out there in the...

When a system is in turbulence, the turbulence is not just out there in the...

Changing things from the top down works when things are stable.

Changing things from the top down works when things are stable.

The organization and the environment are in concert.

The organization and the environment are in concert.

The current understanding was that it was impossible to predict how something would evolve because...

The current understanding was that it was impossible to predict how something would evolve because...

The most interesting thing about change in the environment is that for the most part...

The most interesting thing about change in the environment is that for the most part...

The system continually has to make this choice: it can either continue to exploit a...

The system continually has to make this choice: it can either continue to exploit a...

Managers tend to treat organizations as if they are infinitely plastic. They hire and fire,...

Managers tend to treat organizations as if they are infinitely plastic. They hire and fire,...

Everything that we are making, we are making more and more complex.

Everything that we are making, we are making more and more complex.