Geffrey sigall: Could natural selection be a form of the second law of thermo dynamics? If increased complexity of life leads to increased entropy, then perhaps natural selection is nature's huristic for increasing entropy in an ecosystem. nick lane: I don't think that any simple minded model like this is going to get you the right answer. These are complicated questions. You have to think through the details a little bit more carefully.
Welcome to the June 2022 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! We are inaugurating a slightly different publication schedule, in which these monthly AMA will take the place of one of the regular Monday episodes, rather than being in addition to all of them. A slight tweak that will hopefully make my obligations a little more manageable.
These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). I take the large number of questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable size — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!
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