Evolution Models

These models and simulations have been tagged “Evolution”.

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From Fig 12.2 p317 Pigliucci M and Muller GB (2010) Evolution: The Extended Synthesis
Development dynamic interactions
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Unfolding linked concepts story summary of C A Soper's 2018 Book : Human mismatch between the emotional brain and the thinking brain generated evolutionary mechanisms to avoid suicide; reframed as perceptual control theory.
The Evolution of Suicide
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WIP Perceptual Control Hierarchy of Needs linked to Mental Health using suicide crisis as an example based on Mansell 2021 pct and psychopathology paper Macintyre2021 pct and suicide crisis paper and Carey2014 Method of Levels paper. See also Cisek and Perez brain control circuit evolution IM
Linking pct to brain and social self evolution
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Small Intestine example from Progress in Biophysics & Molecular Biology Special Issue 2016 From the century of the genome to the century of the organism: New theoretical approaches paper on organization. Compare with Bogdanov (click tag)
Biology Principles of Organization and Variation 1
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From the Plausibility of life book esp p 220-227  Constraints that deconstrain

Facilitated Variation and Evolvability
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Evolutionary Accretion Model of Human Memory mostly from Murray 2016/7 Book and 2019 Ferbinteanu Memory Theory article See also Brain systems modelling 2021 article
The evolution of human memory
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from John C Doyle Caltech bowtie nested layered architectures. See also evolutionary constraints that deconstrain IM-2191
Clothing layered architecture
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Hunter Gatherer Cognitive Functions
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From Fig 16.3  p429 Pigliucci M and Muller GB (2010) Evolution: The Extended Synthesis

Evolutionary theory structure
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WIP Summary of Cell Systems 2024 article Versatile system cores as a conceptual basis for generality in cell and developmental biology
Core and periphery hypothesis for cells and developmental systems
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From Fig 16.3  p429 Pigliucci M and Muller GB (2010) Evolution: The Extended Synthesis

Evolutionary theory structure of Sustainable Energy Systems
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From the Plausibility of life book esp p 220-227

Clone of Facilitated Variation and Evolvability
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​From Fig 1.1 p11  Pigliucci M and Muller GB (2010) Evolution: The Extended Synthesis. This is a shift in emphasis from statistical correlation to mechanistic causation (p12), including the conditions for the origin and innovation of traits (p13). It overcomes the gradualism, externalism and gene centrism of the Modern Synthesis. Non-gradual change is a property of complex dynamical systems. EvoDevo processes generate particular forms of change rather than others.Genes are followers in the evolutionary process that capture the emergent interactions among environment, development and inheritance into genetic-epigenetic circuits, which are passed to and elaborated on in subsequent generations (p14).

Evolution extended synthesis
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From Fig 16.3  p429 Pigliucci M and Muller GB (2010) Evolution: The Extended Synthesis

Clone of Evolutionary theory structure of Sustainable Energy Systems
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Overview of theory from Progress in Biophysics & Molecular Biology Special Issue 2016 From the century of the genome to the century of the organism: New theoretical approaches paper on organization. See example1 insight and example 2 insight Compare with Bogdanov (click tag)
Biology Principles of Organization and Variation Overview
9 months ago
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​From Fig 1.1 p11  Pigliucci M and Muller GB (2010) Evolution: The Extended Synthesis. This is a shift in emphasis from statistical correlation to mechanistic causation (p12), including the conditions for the origin and innovation of traits (p13). It overcomes the gradualism, externalism and gene centrism of the Modern Synthesis. Non-gradual change is a property of complex dynamical systems. EvoDevo processes generate particular forms of change rather than others.Genes are followers in the evolutionary process that capture the emergent interactions among environment, development and inheritance into genetic-epigenetic circuits, which are passed to and elaborated on in subsequent generations (p14).

Evolution extended synthesis
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Theories and models of heredity from Rethinking heredity, again R. Bonduriansky 2012 article
Heredity Theories and Models
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​From Fig 1.1 p11  Pigliucci M and Muller GB (2010) Evolution: The Extended Synthesis

Clone of Evolution extended synthesis
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Mammary gland structures example from Progress in Biophysics & Molecular Biology Special Issue 2016 From the century of the genome to the century of the organism: Montevil paper on organogenesis. Compare with Bogdanov (click tag)
Biology Principles of Organization and Variation 2
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WIP ideas about auto-configuring cross-cutting concerns and resolving where to place role relationship properties and methods
Dynamic modularity
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WIP Harvey Whitehouse Book Summary Inheritance The Evolutionary Origins of the Modern World
Inheritance Book Harvey Whitehouse
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Unfolding story of a fuller picture based on the history, uses and abuses of the term as covered in wikipedia, with system dynamics work on fisheries and climate change
Tragedy of the commons and dynamic complexity
12 months ago
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WIP Summary of Joe Henrich's 2020 Book The Weirdest People in the World: How the West became Psychologically Peculiar and Particularly Prosperous  wikipedia and Youtube video 2023 Joseph Henrich: "WEIRD Minds: How Religion and Family Shape Psychology, Democracy, and Innovation" 

Evolution of Society and Psychology
5 months ago
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Book Summary based on Terry Sampson's summary of Philip Ball's May 2024 Royal Society presentation. A causal loop scaffolding using Gene Bellinger's mc and mr AI prompts for Gemini added in Jan2026. See also Philip Ball's article summary insight
How Life Works Book Summary