: The ability to detect recurring signals allows meta-information to circulate through the system.
is a 2001 nonfiction book by Steven Johnson that explores how complex systems develop intelligence without a central leader. It argues that "bottom-up" systems—where simple agents follow basic local rules—can create sophisticated, adaptive global behaviors. Core Concepts Emergence : the connected lives of ants, brains...
: Consciousness emerges from the collective firing of billions of "dumb" neurons. : The ability to detect recurring signals allows