References

The following reference lists are initial resources.
Resources will grow as the Microbes Mind Network grows and evolves.

MICROBES, MIND, AND THE FUTURE — references
origins | self-organizing complexity | futures

will debate the impact of life-like systems on the world of the future, assembling a transdisciplinary group of leading thinkers to discuss the growing significance of common themes across the origin, synthesis, and evolution of life, artificial life and artificial intelligence — how life-like systems inform life’s futures.

THE EVOLUTION DEBATES — references
Darwinism | ecosystem evolution | constructive interventions

We’ll explore debates about whether Darwinism fully accounts for how life evolved toward complexity, whether the Tragedy of the Commons is a necessary outcome of evolutionary dynamics, and how our concept of evolution impacts life’s futures, defining constraints and potential.

COLLABORATIVE INTELLIGENCE — references coming soon

design method | synthesis & complex systems

We’ll consider the potential of research on the origin and evolution of life to inform design of emergent, multi-agent systems. What design method will harness our global mind toward sustainable futures? How can understanding collaborative intelligence define a design method to address complex interdependencies and inspire development of technology to harness next generation social networks for collaborative problem-solving?

FUTURE FORUM TOPICS. At each frontier, we discover new connections between the origin and synthesis of life, the exploration of our universe, and artificial intelligence. We are starting to recognize the profound integration of life and mind.