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A challenge titled, "Is Open-Ended Evolutionary Innovation in a Quarantined System Possible?" is posted on Innocentive.com (challenge 6409250 -- https://www.innocentive.com/servlets/project/ProjectInfo.po?f=view&id=6409250. You may have to register first). This challenge grew from an earlier attempt to establish a prize (http://www.evolutionprize.net/) for an answer to this question that was posed to scientists who work in Artificial Life. Now The Astrobiology Research Trust is offering an award, $20,000.00, to a broader audience for the _design_ of a demonstration of the phenomenon. If that is done, the contemplated main prize can be established.

Here is the group's description: Open-Ended Evolutionary Innovation in a Quarantined System: is it possible? Can it be demonstrated? Can a demonstration be designed? This last question is posted as a challenge on Innocentive.com beginning in June 2008. The discussion forum for this challenge is here. If you have thoughtful questions or comments, and especially if you want to solve the challenge, please join in!

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computer models
By Paul M - Sep 15 2008 - 8 authors - 10 replies
Didn't Lenski just demonstrate this?
By zeamays - Sep 10 2008 - 9 authors - 25 replies
Related news: Interstellar 'slowball' could have carried seeds of life
By MangoCats - Sep 4 2008 - 1 author - 0 replies
Can we discuss the question?
By Keith C - Aug 22 2008 - 3 authors - 4 replies
MSU Devolab
By i borisen - Aug 20 2008 - 7 authors - 14 replies
panspermia and intellectual property
By old.johns - Jul 29 2008 - 3 authors - 3 replies
A Resolution, if not the desired one
By Tristan - Jul 28 2008 - 1 author - 0 replies
comments
By Rick Fleischer - Jul 23 2008 - 1 author - 0 replies
The Drake* Equation N = Ns * Nfp * Nfl * Nfi * Nft * Nfd where N >= 1.0
By ctyankee - Jul 3 2008 - 3 authors - 8 replies

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