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Princeton University Press The Evolution of Biological Information - Complexity & Evolution

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Understand how evolution creates complexity through the lens of information theory in this groundbreaking exploration by Christoph Adami. More than 150 years after Darwin's revolutionary On the Origin of Species, scientists continue to grapple with explaining life's remarkable complexity. While we now comprehend how evolution builds intricate systems from simple starting points, quantifying that complexity remains genuinely challenging. This book presents a fresh theoretical perspective on Darwinian evolution by applying information theory to biological systems, illuminating how natural processes generate the spectacular diversity and sophistication we observe in nature, from viruses to brains. Ideal for readers seeking a rigorous yet accessible exploration of how information dynamics underpin evolutionary change and biological innovation.

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Published by Princeton University Press, this work applies information theory as a unifying principle to understand evolutionary complexity.

Authored by Christoph Adami, offering a novel theoretical stance that reframes Darwinian evolution through quantifiable information metrics.

Explores how evolution builds complexity from simple ingredients, addressing a fundamental question in biology since Darwin's Origin of Species.

Spans biological systems from viruses to brains, demonstrating how information dynamics operate across all scales of living organisation.

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16 January 2024
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