The Phantasmagorical Think Tank

22. Conway's Game of Life


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A bizarre, complex, and beautiful world created by simple math.

Additional Resources

Play with it here: https://bitstorm.org/gameoflife/

Stephen Hawking discusses the Game of Life: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CgOcEZinQ2I

The Chinese Room Argument: https://plato.stanford.edu/entries/chinese-room/

Planck Time: https://www.universetoday.com/79418/planck-time/

The Acorn: https://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Acorn

The R-Pentomino: https://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/R-pentomino

Gosper Glider Gun: https://www.conwaylife.com/wiki/Gosper_glider_gun

Theme music is "Levitation" by Mabeha. Listen to the track here: https://open.spotify.com/track/0YS8xR9oPMtUvQj3C4wKHZ?si=jz4eZ9fWTE6F-Wrdl7rb9A

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