Neo-Darwinism and the Problem of Competition. Neo-Darwinian evolution can be described compactly by the formula, “adaptation = variation + heredity + selection.” Here “variation” refers to the fact ...

Mounting evidence indicates that our planet might experience runaway effects associated to rising temperatures and ecosystem overexploitation, leading to catastrophic shifts on short time scales.

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A divergence function on a manifold M defines a Riemannian metric g and dually coupled affine connections delta and delta * on M. When M is dually flat, that is flat with respect to delta and delta * ...

SFI External Professor Raissa D’Souza (UC Davis) has been elected as a 2024 Fellow at the American Association for the ...

In many careers, a person must learn foundational skills before advancing deeper into their profession. Computer programmers need a solid foundation in basic mathematics; nurses must gain clinical ...

Aiming to chart a more sustainable path for governing our nation’s grid, representatives spanning physics, law, energy regulation, economics, and even evolutionary dynamics is meeting April 9–11 at ...

Policies designed to promote green behavior can backfire. “Imagine a policy that banned cars in cities. People might start biking more, reducing carbon emissions. But many would feel a loss of freedom ...

In many careers, a person must learn foundational skills before advancing deeper into their profession. A recent paper in Nature Human Behavior mapped the dependency relationships between workplace ...

Over the past three years, C. Brandon Ogbunu has become a familiar face at SFI as an External Professor. In February, he joined SFI as a part-time Resident Professor. Ogbunu’s life has defied ...