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Title: The Future of Life?
Review: I found this book interesting primarily for one reason. It made me wonder whether cellular automata like the ones highlighted in the book or in Conway's Life could actually create "true life". In other words, given enough time on a big enough "playing board" would complex societies of beings develop on par with biological life in terms of their complexity and lifelike behaviors. If so, why can't we see more research directed to this very goal: to create life in a computer -- life that surprises us, that can teach us, creatures that live and dream.
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