design everywhere: natural machines and the success (and failure) of emergent networks

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DESIGN EVERYWHERE Natural Machines and the Success (and Failure) of Emergent Networks

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Design is a universal principle present in all things, animate and inanimate, as explained by Adrian Bejan's constructal law. At every scale of matter, time and organization there are design processes at work that recognize differences and exploit those differences to accomplish constructive work. These design processes are embodied as natural machines that do the work of intelligent construction at micro scales that become visible at macro scales as patterns, terrains and networks. Alex Wissner-Gross has conceived of intelligence as “an engine for maximizing future freedom of action.” His theory posits that two factors contribute to the quality of intelligence in a given system, the length of time frame and the number of entities within the system that are considered as part of this maximization. There is a bridge between Wissner-Gross’s intelligent agents and the evidence of design in Bejan’s constructal law in the form of emergent networks that maximize flow. Human technology has become better and better over time at creating natural machines of its own. Particularly in the areas of software applications and social networks it is apparent that these human domains have become areas of inquiry relevant to all areas of animate and inanimate natural phenomena. Artificial intelligence, machine learning, natural language processing, social media as well as the rendering of software applications themselves on diverse environments of devices all provide instructive analogies that illuminate these fundamental design principles. From this perspective, heat transfer is an app that has users that include snowflakes. Not all design processes are equal and the consideration of the failures of natural machines is as instructive as their successes. Computational linguistics, for instance, can quantify miscommunication as well as predict patterns of language usage. The degree of success of a design process, of a natural machine, should be discernible through the shape and configuration of the networks it engenders. Presented on April, 8 2014 | Duke Network Analytics Center Referenced in http://onforb.es/1ur7qOz

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Page 1: Design Everywhere: Natural Machines and the Success (and Failure) of Emergent Networks

DESIGN EVERYWHERENatural Machines and the Success (and Failure)

of Emergent Networks

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DESIGN EVERYWHERE1. Technology as Flow

2. Design and Behavior 3. Failures of Flow

4. Power of Visualization

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NATURAL MACHINESnatural machines do the work of intelligent construction

at micro scales that become visible at macro scales

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ITER FUSION REACTORMore gaps introduced into the design lead to more

neutrons penetrating and heating the machine

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1. TECHNOLOGY AS FLOW

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DESIGN: PHYSICS vs INTENTION

Nature Technology

IntentionIntelligent

Design Designer

Physics Constructal Law Intelligent Designer

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STACKED S-CURVEStechnology follows a predictable arc through a

series of refinements and optimizations

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NEW CONFIGURATIONDyson's Air Mutliplier bladeless fans remove

the central assumption of fan design

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SHAFTLESS JET ENGINEThe HyperMach solution is capable of

increasing fuel efficiency by as much as 100%

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APPLE GROWTH CURVESApple added to its original iPod line the

iPhone, iPad and perhaps next an iWatch?

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2. DESIGN AND BEHAVIOR

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ADRIAN BEJANConstructal trees are composed of wide, fast

channels that branch into slower, thinner channels

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ALEX WISSNER-GROSS“Intelligence is an engine for maximizing

future freedom of action.”

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ENTROPIC CHESSA strategy for opening up options for as many of pieces as possible so a plan naturally emerges

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ALEX WISSNER-GROSSRelativistic statistical arbitrage applies model of human reflex arcs to high-speed trading

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MAXWELL’S DEMONA smart partition separates cool particles from

warm to create a pressure difference

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THE CLASSIFIERMachine learning techniques plot data in order

to separate them into distinct groupings

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BJ FOGG The Fogg Behavior Model is a two factor

optimization between motivation and ability

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NIR EYALEyal’s Hook Model iterates through triggers,

actions, variable rewards and investments

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3. FAILURES OF FLOW

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CONSTRUCTAL TUMORUnnaturally disproportionate flow systems are evidence of a lack of freedom or corruption

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IDEA TRANSMISSIONThe challenge of language is how to flow images through another’s mind reliably

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4. POWER OF VISUALIZATION

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FAMO.USThis new JavaScript framework assures smooth 60 fps animations by making everything happens in 16 ms

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THE TWO MAN BOBSLEDThe US Olympic team had a new sled

designed by BMW and a gold medal driver

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THE TWO MAN BOBSLEDThe Russian team had 200 training runs to the US teams’ 40 and the Russians won every run