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“Tags [distinctive agent features observable by other agents] almost always define the network by delimiting the critical interactions, the major connections. Tags acquire this role because the adaptive processes that modify cas [complex adaptive systems] select for tags that mediate useful interactions and against tags that cause malfunctions. That is, agents with useful tags spread, while agents with malfunctioning tags cease to exist.”

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Hidden order: how adaptation builds complexity

This book delves into the mechanisms of adaptation and how they contribute to the complexity found in various systems, including biological, ecological, and social contexts. more

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