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@article{citeulike:3767096, abstract = {This paper addresses the theoretical conditions necessary for some subject of study to survive forever. A probabilistic analysis leads to some prerequisite conditions for preserving, say, electronic data indefinitely into the future. The general analysis would also apply to a species, a civilization, or any subject of study, as long as there is a definition of "survival" available. A distinction emerges between two approaches to longevity: being many or being smart. Natural selection relies on the first method, whereas a civilization, individual, or other singular subject must rely on the latter. A computational model of survival incorporates the idea of Kolmogorov-type complexity for both strategies to illustrate the role of data analysis and information processing that may be required. The survival-through-intelligence strategy has problems when the subject can self-modify, which is illustrated with a link to Turing's Halting Problem. The paper concludes with comments on the Fermi Paradox.}, archivePrefix = {arXiv}, author = {Eubanks, David A.}, citeulike-article-id = {3767096}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://arxiv.org/abs/0812.0644}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://arxiv.org/pdf/0812.0644}, day = {3}, eprint = {0812.0644}, keywords = {evol, fun}, month = {Dec}, posted-at = {2008-12-10 09:51:52}, priority = {2}, title = {Survival Strategies}, url = {http://arxiv.org/abs/0812.0644}, year = {2008} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3767096 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3767096 N2 - This paper addresses the theoretical conditions necessary for some subject of study to survive forever. A probabilistic analysis leads to some prerequisite conditions for preserving, say, electronic data indefinitely into the future. The general analysis would also apply to a species, a civilization, or any subject of study, as long as there is a definition of "survival" available. A distinction emerges between two approaches to longevity: being many or being smart. Natural selection relies on the first method, whereas a civilization, individual, or other singular subject must rely on the latter. A computational model of survival incorporates the idea of Kolmogorov-type complexity for both strategies to illustrate the role of data analysis and information processing that may be required. The survival-through-intelligence strategy has problems when the subject can self-modify, which is illustrated with a link to Turing's Halting Problem. The paper concludes with comments on the Fermi Paradox. TI - Survival Strategies KW - evol KW - fun AU - Eubanks, David PY - 2008/Dec/03/ UR - http://arxiv.org/abs/0812.0644 ER -