The Fundamental Theorem of Natural Selection
PIRSA ID:
21090011
Série :
Colloquium
Event Type:
Seminar
Domaine(s) scientifique(s) :
Other
Date de fin :
Speaker(s):
- John Baez, University of California
In 1930, the famous statistician and geneticist Ronald Fisher claimed to have proved a "fundamental theorem of natural selection". He compared this result to the second law of thermodynamics, and described it as holding "the supreme position among the biological sciences". But others found it obscure, and in its most obvious interpretation it is simply false. Luckily there is a true result closely resembling Fisher's claim: a general theorem connecting dynamical systems and information theory. I'll explain this, give the very simple proof, and draw a few conclusions.
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