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Replicator Dynamics (Fisher)
Winning strategies reproduce faster; adaptation speed rises with variation.
INTERACTIVE LAB
Tolerance sandbox (original recreation)
happy 76% • avg. similar neighbors 49% • red ring = wants to move
LEARNING
When to use / misuse
Use → Learning systems, org routines. Protect variation to adapt faster.
Difficulty → Advanced
REDCAPE → Explain · Explore
agent: replicator-checker family: Learning combine_with: [two other families] rule: state failure mode before acting
Free sources: Coursera M11 (Replicator Dynamics)
Attach to a lattice — combines with
Different families, shared jobs. Click to open alongside.
DIFFUSION
Cellular Automata & Game of Life
Tiny local rules aggregate into gliders, blinkers and chaos. Emergence needs no boss.
SHARED JOBS: EXPLORE · EXPLAIN
GROWTHCapital Share (Piketty-style)
When returns on capital outrun growth, wealth concentrates without any villain.
SHARED JOB: EXPLAIN
GAMESCoordination & Culture
Pure coordination games plus memory harden into culture as equilibrium.
SHARED JOB: EXPLAIN
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