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A thermostat is an example of a mechanical feedback loop. It monitors and maintains the temperature in, say, your house. Living things use similar mechanisms to maintain body temperature, blood pressure, blood sugar levels and many other factors. But where did these biological feedback loops come from and who or what determined their setpoints? Uplook Magazine, August 2005, p.18.
By Dr. Michael Windheuser, Ph.D.5
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A thermostat is an example of a mechanical feedback loop. It monitors and maintains the temperature in, say, your house. Living things use similar mechanisms to maintain body temperature, blood pressure, blood sugar levels and many other factors. But where did these biological feedback loops come from and who or what determined their setpoints? Uplook Magazine, August 2005, p.18.