Seonglae ChoThe most fundamental selection forces are for static persistence (spatio-temporal continuity of arrangements of matter), dynamic persistence (open systems constantly exchanging matter, energy, and information with their environment as Autocatalytic set), and novelty generation (new characteristics that allow organisms to persist and explore new spaces)
Why Everything in the Universe Turns More Complex | Quanta Magazine
A new suggestion that complexity increases over time, not just in living organisms but in the nonliving world, promises to rewrite notions of time and evolution.
https://www.quantamagazine.org/why-everything-in-the-universe-turns-more-complex-20250402/
