Tag Archives: Digital Evolution

BEACON now funds video games?

Posted on August 9, 2016 by hageyt

This is a repost from Terry Soule (Computer Science, UI) and Barrie Robison (Biological Sciences, UI) Also visit Telliamed Revisited (Richard Lenski’s blog) for another write-up.  Hello BEACONites, Thanks to BEACON’s support Polymorphic Games has created the evolutionary video game Darwin’s Demons, and placed it … Continue reading →

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2nd Active LENS Workshop: June 2016

Posted on February 29, 2016 by hageyt

This post is by MSU postdoc Mike Wiser  The 2nd annual Avida-ED Active LENS Workshop will be held at Michigan State University June 9-11, 2016 in East Lansing, MI. The purpose of this workshop is to train instructors in the use … Continue reading →

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Studying the Evolution of Division of Labor with Digital Organisms

Posted on February 6, 2016 by hageyt

This post is by MSU Postdoc Heather Goldsby. Why do you have different types of cells in your body? Why do honeybees perform different roles, including forager, undertaker, nurse, and queen? Why do factory workers perform jobs as specific as … Continue reading →

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Avida-ED for classroom research

Posted on January 4, 2016 by Danielle Whittaker

This post is by MSU postdoc Mike Wiser. Reposted from the DevoLab blog. Laboratory components are often integral parts of both K-12 and college science courses. I certainly had a lot over the course of my science education; 5 courses … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Coach, Put me on the bench! A Novice’s Journey into Old-Fashioned Experimental Evolution

Posted on January 26, 2015 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog is by MSU graduate student Jay Bundy. As a kid I played a lot of basketball. I loved almost everything about the game. But there was one thing I hated: spending time riding … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Spatial dynamics of evolution

Posted on October 27, 2014 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU graduate student Emily Dolson. All biological organisms must occupy a single location in physical space. This idea is so obvious that most people don’t give it much thought, but … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: The Evolution of Gene Distribution in Bacteria

Posted on October 13, 2014 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU graduate student Nathan Ward. One of the strengths of BEACON is its focus on interdisciplinary research. Through gathering together scientists and educators from different backgrounds, BEACON can address problems … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: Evolution with video games

Posted on September 29, 2014 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU graduate student Leigh Sheneman. Most all of us remember sitting around thinking up wild possibilities of what our future would hold. For me, this daydreaming took place in the … Continue reading →

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BEACON Researchers at Work: The evolution of sociality in a large cat

Posted on May 14, 2014 by Danielle Whittaker

This week’s BEACON Researchers at Work blog post is by MSU graduate student Eli Strauss. Of the 37 extant species of cats, lions (Panthera leo) are the only species in which females live gregariously in groups (Caro 1989, Packer 1986). … Continue reading →

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Creating Life and Worlds: Solving Evolutionary Problems in the Digital World

Posted on January 15, 2014 by Danielle Whittaker

This blog post was written by students in BEACON’s Fall 2013 Computational Science for Evolutionary Biologists course, taught by MSU faculty Titus Brown and graduate student Randy Olson. Blog post lead author: S. Kevin McCormick, with contributions from Zach Laubach, Nicolas Schmelling, Josephine … Continue reading →

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