“Pulcher Aureus Filum. Biological Substrate Computers and the Ecological Paradigm Shift” presented by Cardoso
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- Ecology for Natural and Technical Systems
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- Pulcher Aureus Filum. Biological Substrate Computers and the Ecological Paradigm Shift
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With the imminent decay of Moore’s law and the difficulties in solving NP problems in computing, researchers around the world have been given the task of finding new ways to manage, process and store information. These new paradigms are known as unconventional computing and among them, biological substrate computers have been developed. These coupled logic gates do not work by directing an electrical current through circuits made of conductive materials, but with collectivities of living organisms and the interaction of their emergent patterns with specific geometries. In this article we will address the implementation of a genetic chip (bacterial computer) in the creation of an artistic work, as well as the paradigm shift from the individualistic artist to the ecology of affections.
