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Simulating Societies

Posted by michael on from the playing-by-the-rules dept.

blamanj writes "Most of us were exposed fairly early to Conway's game of Life. A few simple rules produce a fascinating variety of behavior. Now, it appears that similar simulations can predict the behavior of populations and human societies."

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  1. Terrorist simulations by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Somebody simulate the next terrorist bombing in the U.S. so I can tip the fuck out of the area in advance!

  2. primative cultures by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll
    I wonder how realistically primitive society can be emulated.

    I would guess that no computer program could ever capture the true true subtleties of the issue.