Dear all, Hector Zenil was cought yesterday by a sudden flu. He apologizes that he won't make it to Brussels today. His seminar will be reported to an other date yet to be decided.
We apologize for this short notice and for the inconvenience. Thank you for your comprehension, Best regards, Clément Vidal. ________________________________________ http://clement.vidal.philosophons.com Co-Founder, Evo Devo Universe Community http://www.evodevouniverse.com Centrum Leo Apostel, Vrije Universiteit Brussel Krijgskundestraat 33. B-1160 Brussels, Belgium Tel: +32 2 640 67 37 | Fax: +32 2 644 07 44 *Thursday, Sep. 24*: Hector Zenil: *Is algorithmic the nature of Nature?* ------------------------------ *Is algorithmic the nature of Nature?* Hector Zenil <http://www.mathrix.org/zenil/> (University of Paris 1 Panthéon-Sorbonne) Thursday, Sep. 24, 2 pm We propose a test based on the theory of algorithmic complexity and an experimental evaluation of Levin's universal distribution to identify evidence in support of or in contravention of the claim that the world is algorithmic in nature. To this end statistical comparisons are undertaken of the frequency distributions of data from physical sources--repositories of information such as images, data stored in a hard drive, computer programs and DNA sequences--and the output frequency distributions generated by purely algorithmic means--by running abstract computing devices such as Turing machines, cellular automata and Post Tag systems. Statistical correlations were found and their significance measured. ------------------------------ *Upcoming Seminars* *1 Oct.* Wilfried Elmenreich (University of Klagenfurt): *Robustness of Self-organizing Systems* Christian Bettstetter (University of Klagenfurt): *Synchronization and Dissemination in Self-Organizing Communication Networks * * * *8 Oct.* Jean-Paul Delahaye (Université des Sciences et Technologies de Lille): *Complexité de Kolmogorov et profondeur logique de Bennett* *15 Oct.* Francis Heylighen (VUB): *Life is an adventure! An evolutionary-cybernetic unification of narrative and scientific worldviews* *22 Oct.* Clément Vidal (VUB): *Metaphilosophical criteria for worldview comparison* *29 Oct.* Jon Echanove (EASE): *Leadership and human experience* *5 Nov.* David R. Weinbaum (Tel Aviv Univ.): *title to be announced* *12 Nov.* Petter Braathen (Memetix, Oslo): *How do social systems relate to paradox?* More info about the ECCO seminar program: http://ecco.vub.ac.be/?q=node/108
