Christoph Adami: Finding life we can't imagine
Christoph Adami: Entdeckung eines unerwarteten Lebens
Christoph Adami works on the nature of life and evolution, trying to define life in a way that is as free as possible from our preconceptions. Full bio
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ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Christoph Adami - Artificial life researcherChristoph Adami works on the nature of life and evolution, trying to define life in a way that is as free as possible from our preconceptions.
Why you should listen
Christoph Adami researches the nature of living systems, using 'artificial life' -- small, self-replicating computer programs. His main research focus is Darwinian evolution, which he studies at different levels of organization (from simple molecules to brains). He has pioneered theapplication of methods from information theory to the study of evolution, and designed the "Avida" system that launched the use of digital life as a tool for investigating basic questions in evolutionary biology.
He is Professor of Applied Life Sciences at the Keck Graduate Institute in Claremont, CA, and a Visiting Professor at the BEACON Center for the Study of Evolution in Action at Michigan State University. He obtained his PhD in theoretical physics from the State University of New York at Stony Brook.
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