How do species differ in their ability to #adapt to environmental change?
This study by Lillith Zijmers, Adam Eyre-Walker &co estimates #evolvability from over 170 multicellular species, revealing that #plants exhibit greater adaptive potential than animals.

https://plos.io/4vk2TON

My #introduction needs a refresh.

I'm a #PhD student at the University of #Vermont, studying the #Evolution of #Evolvability. I'm into #AI, #ALife, #Biology, and #Philosophy, because I want to understand #life, #adaptation, and #intelligence using my native language of #ComputerScience. I share my musings and #research on my #blog. I love #science generally, and am full of bitchy #AcademicChatter.

I was a #SoftwareEngineer in #SiliconValley for many years, but left in 2021. I'm glad I did, and now I feel a bit betrayed by the #TechIndustry. I've been going back to my #FOSS roots, and gradually #DeGoogle ing my life. I still love to talk about #code #craft, #UX, and healthy #engineering #culture. Recently I've been enjoying #gpu #programming, mostly in #taichilang.

I have a wife and a #cat. I love #nature, #photography, #cooking, and #yoga.

All kinds of people are valid and worthy, but #trans people, folks on the #autism spectrum, and #bipoc get a shout out right now because they need our support.

Insights into #evolutionary dynamics: Study reveals the evolution of #evolvability

#mightymicrobes #genetic_variation #selection

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-insights-evolutionary-dynamics-reveals-evolution.html

The# evolution of evolution itself: How evolution got so good at evolving

#meta_evolution #evolvability

https://phys.org/news/2025-02-evolution-good-evolving.html

Later this month, I’m going to present my first academic paper at the Genetic and Evolutionary Computing Conference (GECCO) in Melbourne, Australia. I’ll share the full paper once it’s officially published. For now, I wrote a blog post about the journey from experiment to paper, what this work means to me, and where I hope to go from here. If you’re curious about what the heck I’m actually doing with this Evolutionary Computation stuff, check it out!

https://thinkingwithnate.wordpress.com/2024/07/03/why-the-game-of-life-paper/

#science #programming #evolutionarycomputation #evolvability #gecco2024