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Second Edition of Author-Formatted Version of Rise of the Self-Replicators

10 Oct 2024

I am pleased to announce that a second edition of the author-formatted version of our book Rise of the Self-Replicators is now available for free download!

This new edition includes the 2024 afterword (which was published as a paper in the Artificial Life journal earlier this year) as an additional chapter.

Discussing Open-Endedness and Open-Ended Evolution with Ken Stanley

08 Aug 2024

Earlier this week I had the pleasure of having a deep-dive discussion with Ken Stanley on the topics of open-endedness and open-ended evolution in AI and ALife systems. The discussion was hosted by Tom Barbalet on his Last Monkey Standing YouTube channel.

New special issue of Artificial Life journal on Open-Ended Evolution

01 Aug 2024

I am very pleased to announce that the new special issue of the Artificial Life journal on open-ended evolution is now out!

Discussing Open-Ended Evolution and Artificial Life with Tom Barbalet

31 Jul 2024

A couple of weeks ago I had the pleasure of talking to Tom Barbalet on his Last Monkey Standing YouTube channel. We talked for an hour on subjects relating to artificial life and open-ended evolution.

New eBook Version of Early Sci-Fi Adventure Now Available!

06 Mar 2024

I am pleased to announce that my publishing company, Enchanted Bit, has released a new ebook version of the 1903 biological sci-fi adventure The Prots: A Weird Romance.

New afterword to Rise of the Self-Replicators

31 Jan 2024

I am pleased to announce the publication of a new afterword to our book Rise of the Self-Replicators, featuring several relevant sources that have come to my attention since the book was published.

Launch of Enchanted Bit website and Whittle app

13 Nov 2023

I am pleased to announce the launch of my new Enchanted Bit website, which will showcase some of my projects and side-projects on topics relating to Artificial Life and more. With the tagline Artificial Life and AI in words and software, it covers both software apps and print books.

Speaking at EPFL on the History of Self-Reproducing Machines

08 May 2023

I am excited to be travelling to EPFL in Switzerland this week to present a guest lecture on the early history of self-reproducing machines.