The study of life has traditionally focused on documenting and understanding what exists and what has existed — the actual rather than the possible. However, as François Jacob astutely observed, our ...

{COMP_SCI 150 or 211 or 214 or 230} and {COMP_SCI 301 or MATH 240 or 290-1 or PHYSICS 135-1 or GEN_ENG 205-2 or 206-2}. Or Graduate standing or instructor permission. This course introduces students ...

This course introduces students to the growing field of Artificial Life: the study of “life as it could be” rather than as it happened to unfold on Earth. We will address fundamental questions about ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

A group of Stanford University scientists posted a paper online in mid-September, describing a feat that could have been plucked from the pages of science fiction: They used artificial intelligence to ...