Nick -
> Second, which of these two models encapsulates more closely what you > wizards mean by computation. Is carrying out an algorithm more like > “computation” or is “building a limb”? Is a salamander’s limb > “computed”? If so, who computes it, or is that a violation of the > language of computation. I know. Fools rush in where wise men fear > to tread. > > I know that Susan has done a lot of more up to date and relevant work in the area of bio-inspired computing and I haven't followed it all nor do I fully appreciate what she meant when she once told me that "Embryology" was the most inspiring area in that regard that she was working with. I'll find a more up to date material I hope, but *this* 2003 white-paper might be of some interest... https://www-users.cs.york.ac.uk/susan/bib/ss/nonstd/rsrae03.htm
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