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Discover Magazine: Linux v. E. coli
Via Metafilter: "Carl Zimmer explores the implications of network design versus evolution, suggesting that a more modular architecture in bacteria leads to a rugged (i.e. robust) system that does not "crash" like a computer."
systems  networks  evolution  design  structure  strategy 
may 2010 by Urbanscale
Co-evolution of neocortex size, group size and language in humans
"Evidence that humans are optimized for small groups," via S&W. Source of the infamous Dunbar number ("150").
kultur  evolution  networks  sociology 
february 2007 by Urbanscale

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