BCIG Bookclub: “Imitation of Life: How Biology Is
Inspiring Computing”
Clinical
Center (Building 10) Medical Board Room (Room 2C116)
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As computers and the tasks they perform become increasingly
complex, researchers are looking to nature -- as model and as metaphor -- for
inspiration. The organization and behavior of biological organisms present
scientists with an invitation to reinvent computing for the complex tasks of the
future. In Imitation of Life, Nancy Forbes surveys the emerging field of
biologically inspired computing, looking at some of the most impressive and
influential examples of this fertile synergy. (Continued at
http://mitpress.mit.edu/catalog/item/
default.asp?ttype=2&tid=10695 which also shows the first chapter
“Artificial Neural Networks.”)
THE EVENING:
Author Nancy Forbes will review her book “Imitation of Life: How Biology Is
Inspiring Computing.” Then she will facilitate a dialogue with us about the
book’s contents.
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5:30 pm- 7:30 pm September 28, 2006
AUTHOR: Nancy Forbes works as a science and technology analyst for the
federal government. She has advanced degrees both in physics and the humanities,
and has served as a contributing editor for The Industrial Physicist and
Computing in Science and Engineering.
SUITABILITY:
Anyone interested in the subject matter of the book is most welcome to attend
this BCIG Book Club Event.
REGISTRATION:
As with most all BCIG events, registration is not required. Just show up happy.
NIH CONTACT:
Carl Leonard, 301-496-0191,
cleonard@lired.com
REFRESHMENTS:
Please bring refreshments if you wish. There is a cafeteria near our meeting
room. We may go out to dinner with the author in a nearby Bethesda restaurant
after the meeting.
BCIG WEB SITE:
www.nih-bcig.org
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