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The creation of information: how evolution generates novel improvisations in the biosphere

Year: 2025

Type: article

Abstract: We discuss the creation of information in the evolution of the biosphere by elaborating on the interplay between affordances and constraints. We maintain that information is created when affordances are seized and, therefore, at the same time, meaning is generated and a new space of possibilities is created.

Source: Interface Focus

DOI: 10.1098/rsfs.2025.0038

Authors: Andrea Roli, Sudip Patra, Stuart Kauffman

Institutions: European Centre for Living Technology, University of Bologna, O. P. Jindal Global University, Institute for Systems Biology

Language: English

Topic: Philosophy and History of Science

Subfield: History and Philosophy of Science

Field: Arts and Humanities

Domain: Social Sciences

Open Access status: bronze

Funders: European Commission, Ministero dell'Università e della Ricerca

Awards: G5970881879, G598502428, G7784911633