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10:00Simulating Natural Selection
15.7M viewsSimulates populations of creatures to show how natural selection changes traits over generations.
13:17Simulating the Evolution of Aggression
24.9M viewsUses simulations of hawks and doves to explain evolutionarily stable strategies.
32:22Simulating the Evolution of Aging
2.54M viewsA 30-minute exploration of evolutionary theories of ageing through simulation.
13:23Simulating Green Beard Altruism
4.51M viewsSimulates the evolution of 'green-beard' altruism to explain how genes for cooperation can spread.
Simulating alternate voting systems
4.47M viewsPrimer simulates voting systems and shows how each behaves and can be manipulated.
5:48Coin Flip Cheaters: A game from Primer
A 6-minute video from Primer's catalogue; the title names its topic.
12:50Epidemic, Endemic, and Eradication Simulations
A 13-minute video from Primer's catalogue; the title names its topic.
8:31How I deceived myself
A 9-minute video from Primer's catalogue; the title names its topic.
22:38How To Catch A Cheater With Math
A 23-minute video from Primer's catalogue; the title names its topic.
8:48How life grows exponentially
A 9-minute video from Primer's catalogue; the title names its topic.
9:51How many people might ever exist, calculated
A 10-minute video from Primer's catalogue; the title names its topic.
9:28Mutations and the First Replicators
A 9-minute video from Primer's catalogue; the title names its topic.
15:18Overexplaining the binomial distribution
A 15-minute video from Primer's catalogue; the title names its topic.
7:13Simulating Competition and Logistic Growth
A 7-minute video from Primer's catalogue; the title names its topic.
10:22Simulating Foraging Decisions
A 10-minute video from Primer's catalogue; the title names its topic.
12:22Simulating Supply and Demand
A 12-minute video from Primer's catalogue; the title names its topic.
33:47Simulating a single brain cell
A 34-minute video from Primer's catalogue; the title names its topic.
15:00Simulating the Evolution of Rock, Paper, Scissors
A 15-minute video from Primer's catalogue; the title names its topic.
20:49Simulating the Evolution of Sacrificing for Family
A 21-minute video from Primer's catalogue; the title names its topic.
18:22Simulating the Evolution of Teamwork
A 18-minute video from Primer's catalogue; the title names its topic.
1:02:22Taking AI Doom Seriously For 62 Minutes
A 62-minute video from Primer's catalogue; the title names its topic.
5:54What's a "selfish gene"?
A 6-minute video from Primer's catalogue; the title names its topic.
9:00Why do things exist? Setting the stage for evolution.
A 9-minute video from Primer's catalogue; the title names its topic.
Books that go with these videos
- The Way Things Work Now, David MacaulayDavid Macaulay's beloved illustrated guide to how machines work
- Engineering in Plain Sight, Grady HillhouseAn illustrated guide to infrastructure
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