Life is starting to look a lot less like an outcome of chemistry and physics, and more like a computational process

David C Krakauer is the president and William H Miller Professor of Complex Systems at the Santa Fe Institute in New Mexico. He works on the evolution of intelligence and stupidity on Earth. Whereas the first is admired but rare, the second is feared but common. He is the founder of the InterPlanetary Project at SFI and the publisher/editor-in-chief of the SFI Press.

Chris Kempes is a professor at the Santa Fe Institute, working at the intersection of physics, biology, and the earth sciences.

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Life is starting to look a lot less like an outcome of chemistry and physics, and more like a computational processPhoto by mauribo/GettyDavid C Krakaueris the president and William H Miller Professor of Complex Systems at the Santa Fe Institute in New Mexico. He works on the evolution of intelligence and stupidity on Earth. Whereas the first is admired but rare, the second is feared but common. He is the founder of the InterPlanetary Project at SFI and the publisher/editor-in-chief of the SFI Press.Chris Kempesis a professor at the Santa Fe Institute, working at the intersection of physics, biology, and the earth sciences.

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