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Phase 2 · May 2026
Phase 2: Life
From Chemistry to Evolution
Core Question
How do dead molecules become living systems?
/// Reading List
The Vital Question (Nick Lane)
The Selfish Gene (Richard Dawkins)
/// Interactive Works 2
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Interactive Experience Life Evolution
Life Engine, Brownian Ratchet, ATP Synthase, Endosymbiosis — four modules showing how life harnesses thermal noise to build machines
Canvas 2D Langevin Dynamics
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Interactive Experience Natural Selection
Replicator Arena, Hawk-Dove, Kin Calculator, Cooperation Lab — four modules revealing how selfish genes produce complex behavior
Canvas 2D Game Theory