Cheaters like us?The model for the emergence of a population of "cheaters" out of a population of "cooperators" described in "When Laziness Laziness See also Carelessness. Lechery (See LUST.) Bailey Junior nonchalant, inefficient boardinghouse page. [Br. Lit.: Martin Chuzzlewit] Bailey, Beetle goldbricking army private. Pays: Math explains how cooperation and cheating evolve" (SN: 1/15/05, p. 35) gives a fresh view-point on existing ecosystems--and much more. Might the evolution of asymmetric A difference between two opposing modes. It typically refers to a speed disparity. For example, in asymmetric operations, it takes longer to compress and encrypt data than to decompress and decrypt it. Contrast with symmetric. See asymmetric compression and public key cryptography. modern sex from symmetric No difference in opposing modes. It typically refers to speed. For example, in symmetric operations, it takes the same time to compress and encrypt data as it does to decompress and decrypt it. Contrast with asymmetric. (mathematics) symmetric - 1. DNA DNA: see nucleic acid. DNA or deoxyribonucleic acid One of two types of nucleic acid (the other is RNA); a complex organic compound found in all living cells and many viruses. It is the chemical substance of genes. exchange (like that practiced by paramecia) have been one special case of this emergence? If so, as a male, I prefer the more accurate terminology "high-investment participation" and "low-investment participation" over "cooperation" and "cheating." STAN LYNESS, AUBURNDALE, MASS. |
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