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The Life Scientists:
Michael Kuhn
New Computer Game, Spore, Takes Cues From Evolutionary Biology - NYTimes.com - http://www.nytimes.com/2008...
September 1, 2008
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Carl Zimmer on Spore. If the NYT wants you to log in, try via his blog: http://blogs.discovermagazine.com/loom...
- Michael Kuhn
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Darn, he beat me to it :)
- Deepak Singh
"Evolutionary biologists like Dr. Near and Dr. Prum, who have had a chance to try the game, like it a great deal. But they also have some serious reservations. The step-by-step process by which Spore’s creatures change does not have much to do with real evolution. “The mechanism is severely messed up,” Dr. Prum said."
- Michael Kuhn
"Spore also mimicked evolution in another way that pleased Dr. Shubin. “Will asked me, ‘Why did creatures evolve to walk on land?’ ” he recalled. “I mentioned that the freshwater ecosystems of the Late Devonian were pretty predator-intensive. He smirked.”"
- Michael Kuhn
That's it - what my little brother told me about. He says it's quite wonderful. Will pass on to Henry as promised.
- Heather