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The 20th issue of the Artificial Life newsletter is out!https://alife-newsletter.github.io/Newsletter/edition_020.htmlThis edition has a...

The 20th issue of the Artificial Life newsletter is out!

https://alife-newsletter.github.io/Newsletter/edition_020.html

This edition has a swarm of news about very small creatures, and the projects to make these! Bring your microscope, your simulator, and come check what is going on!

Please let us know if you have and feedback about the newsletter, or if you want to plug your own ALife project.

See you in two months!

The 19th issue of the Artificial Life newsletter is out!https://alife-newsletter.github.io/Newsletter/edition_019.htmlWhen you are enjoying...

The 19th issue of the Artificial Life newsletter is out!

https://alife-newsletter.github.io/Newsletter/edition_019.html

When you are enjoying your end-of-year break, why not keep up to date with the ALIFE community through the collection of links and stories that we have curated?

This edition:
- Cute Ecological Simulation videos;
- Interactive Slime Mold simulations;
- Low Carbon Computing;
- Art imagining artificial plant forms;

And more! Check the newsletter with a cup of your favorite hot beverage, and let us know what you think!

We are always looking for suggestions of what to feature in the newsletter, or ways to improve it.

The next Artificial Life newsletter is planned for March 2025, see you there!

We have published a new edition of the Artificial Life newsletter! Check it out...

We have published a new edition of the Artificial Life newsletter! Check it out here:

https://alife-newsletter.github.io/Newsletter/edition_018.html

This time we feature three alife-y software projects contributed by our readers, a post-mortem of the ALIFE 2024 conference, two robots controlled by... weird stuff, and some cool art.

Please check it out, and consider contributing for the 19th edition, which we plan to release in December!

#ArtificialLife #alife

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Send us your name and your socials!https://fediscience.org/@alifenewsletter/112623328136776443

Send us your name and your socials!
https://fediscience.org/@alifenewsletter/112623328136776443

And we are still looking for ALifers to put on our list of ALife social media accounts!

And we are still looking for ALifers to put on our list of ALife social media accounts!

The next edition of the newsletter will be printed and distributed at the ALife conference! This is your last chance to submit a...

The next edition of the newsletter will be printed and distributed at the ALife conference! This is your last chance to submit a contribution :D

https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScm9OMbNBsJ37Cbo2qyGPyjU5yXW5LvHHTttnaRpZOOTliaJA/viewform

Artificial Life Newsletter, May edition is out!This time we brought the review of a book about solarpunk creatures, as well as a reminder...

Artificial Life Newsletter, May edition is out!

This time we brought the review of a book about solarpunk creatures, as well as a reminder about the solarpunk conference.

We also got reviews for three fiction books that describe unique and different ways of life.

On the video side, we got a link to a video about boids and self driving cars, also links to a workshop on Universal Communication by Crosslabs.

This and more here:

https://alife-newsletter.github.io/Newsletter/edition_016.html

#solarpunk #ArtificialLife #boids #aliens

Hello people!We are preparing the April edition of the ALife Newsletter, and we are looking for contributions.Did you read anything ALife...

Hello people!

We are preparing the April edition of the ALife Newsletter, and we are looking for contributions.

Did you read anything ALife related that you want other people to know? Send us a note with your recommendation!

Want to bring some attention to your own ALife-y project? Self promotion is encouraged, send us a note too!

We plan to close the topics for this edition in two weeks.

#artificiallife

The latest edition of the Artificial Life Newsletter is out! The theme is "Growth", see a project review about artificial solar...

The latest edition of the Artificial Life Newsletter is out!

The theme is "Growth", see a project review about artificial solar plants, and an article about solar punk, among other things.

Read it here:

https://alife-newsletter.github.io/Newsletter/edition_015.html

#artificiallife #alife

Hello everyone! We started preparing the 15th edition of the newsletter (ETA, late February).Is there anything you want to see featured? A...

Hello everyone! We started preparing the 15th edition of the newsletter (ETA, late February).

Is there anything you want to see featured? A paper, video or project that has inspired you recently? Maybe your own project that you want to share with the community?

Send your ideas to the following form:

https://forms.gle/QpQ68xhvSMt4wiv89

That is a wrap for our special December edition of the Newsletter! We hope that you enjoyed it!We will be back in February or March with a...

That is a wrap for our special December edition of the Newsletter! We hope that you enjoyed it!

We will be back in February or March with a new edition of the Artificial Life Newsletter! (And maybe boost something cool between now and then).

In the meanwhile, if you have any suggestions about what you would like to see covered on the newsletter, please use the following form:

https://forms.gle/QpQ68xhvSMt4wiv89

By the way, self-promotion is totally fine with us (as long as it is ALife-y, of course!)

- Creativity and ALife (Boden, 2015): https://doi.org/10.1162/ARTL_a_00176- The Cognitive Domain of a Glider in the Game of Life (Beer,...

- Creativity and ALife (Boden, 2015): https://doi.org/10.1162/ARTL_a_00176
- The Cognitive Domain of a Glider in the Game of Life (Beer, 2014): https://doi.org/10.1162/ARTL_a_00125
- Toward a Formalization of Emergence (Kubi, 2003): https://direct.mit.edu/artl/article/9/1/41-65/2415

- Bridging Nonliving and Living Matter (Rasmussen et al, 2003): https://doi.org/10.1162/106454603322392479- Artificial Life: Discipline or...

- Bridging Nonliving and Living Matter (Rasmussen et al, 2003): https://doi.org/10.1162/106454603322392479
- Artificial Life: Discipline or Method? (Noble et al., 2000): https://doi.org/10.1162/106454600568375
- Emotion as Morphofunctionality (Pérez and Sanz, 2013): https://doi.org/10.1162/ARTL_a_00086

- Why Do We Need Artificial Life? (Bonabeau and Theraulaz, 1994): https://doi.org/10.1162/artl.1994.1.3.303- Four Puzzles About ALife...

- Why Do We Need Artificial Life? (Bonabeau and Theraulaz, 1994): https://doi.org/10.1162/artl.1994.1.3.303
- Four Puzzles About ALife (Bedau, 1998): https://doi.org/10.1162/106454698568486
- Artificial Life and the Chinese Room Argument (Anderson and Copeland, 2002): https://doi.org/10.1162/106454602321202435

- Primer for ALife Art (Penny, 2009):...

- Primer for ALife Art (Penny, 2009): https://escholarship.org/content/qt1z07j77x/qt1z07j77x_noSplash_29e82584dcff293612414d1ef5ad8d16.pdf?t=kx4619
- Active Mutation in Self-Reproducing Networks of Machines and Tapes (Ikegami and Hashimoto, 1995): https://doi.org/10.1162/artl.1995.2.3.305

Whether you’re new to the community or been involved for decades, we’re sure you’ll have plenty of chin-scratching moments by visiting...

Whether you’re new to the community or been involved for decades, we’re sure you’ll have plenty of chin-scratching moments by visiting or revisiting these:

- What is Life—in Everyday Understanding? A Focus Group Study on Lay Perspectives on the Term "Life" (Kerbe, 2016): https://direct.mit.edu/artl/article/22/1/119-133/2834

Twelve Thought-Provoking PapersOn the 12th day of ALife Xmas, the newsletter gave to me: Twelve Thought-Provoking Papers! Here is a...

Twelve Thought-Provoking Papers

On the 12th day of ALife Xmas, the newsletter gave to me: Twelve Thought-Provoking Papers! Here is a selection of ALife papers with a slightly philosophical edge that have (mostly) featured in the Artificial Life journal over the years.

- The ALife conference’s Art Contest: every year, the conference feature art pieces related to ALife.

- The ALife conference’s Art Contest: every year, the conference feature art pieces related to ALife.

- The ALife conference’s Student Literature Contest (https://sites.google.com/view/alife2023-literature-contest/home): a yearly contest of...

- The ALife conference’s Student Literature Contest (https://sites.google.com/view/alife2023-literature-contest/home): a yearly contest of essays on the theme of the conference
- The Evolution Prize (https://www.panspermia.org/eprize.htm): 17 years unclaimed, $100,00 for a demonstration of open-ended evolutionary innovation in a closed system

- This very ALife Newsletter (https://alife-newsletter.github.io/Newsletter/), subscribe at https://forms.gle/DeEvU2mwDKQh9LKz9 !- The...

- This very ALife Newsletter (https://alife-newsletter.github.io/Newsletter/), subscribe at https://forms.gle/DeEvU2mwDKQh9LKz9 !
- The Virtual Creatures Competition (https://sites.google.com/view/vcc2022/home): A yearly competition for the title of best virtual creature