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"Unwrapping occurs when the "solution" is explicitly built into the program from the start."
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John Henry HollandEven though these complex systems differ in detail, the question of co — John Henry Holland
"Even though these complex systems differ in detail, the question of coherence under change is the central enigma for each."
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John Henry Holland
John Henry Holland
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John Henry Holland was an American scientist and professor of electrical engineering and computer science at the University of Michigan. He was a pioneer in what became known as genetic algorithms.
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"This use of building blocks to generate internal models is a pervasive feature of complex adaptive systems."
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"When a new building block is discovered, the result is usually a range of innovations."
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"With theory, we can separate fundamental characteristics from fascinating idiosyncrasies and incidental features. Theory supplies landmarks and guideposts, and we begin to know what to observe and where to act."
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"nonlinear interactions almost always make the behavior of the aggregate more complicated than would be predicted by summing or averaging."
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"If we are to understand the interactions of a large number of agents, we must first be able to describe the capabilities of individual agents."
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