Isn’t that just done in a higher level language, tweaking the algorithm to allow duplicates, and then being surprised there is clustering?

I mean, I don’t see why that is special? Correct me if I’m wrong. I like his research and views on biological electric spaces, but this I did not understand.

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willguest 16 hours ago | parent [-]

the clustering isn't surprising? are you saying that it is an artefact of the higher level representation? special - perhaps not by itself, but when the same strategy is also expressed by single cell organisms, at least intriguing

	▲	moi2388 13 hours ago \| parent [-]
		It randomly gives types to cells. Certain cells move left if the left value is bigger. Other cells move right if the right value is smaller. Others randomly move back and forth. I fail to see how it’s surprising you don’t end up with a complete sort, yet still with clusters. That’s exactly what I’d naively expect to happen.