Culture on the Edge of Chaos

Prof. Robert G. Reynolds is a professor of computer science in the College of Engineering of Wayne State University, and a Visiting Research Scientist at the Museum of Anthropological Archaeology and the Center for Complex Systems at the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. He developed the Cultural Algorithms paradigm, and has given invited talks on this topic at conferences such as WCCI and SSCI.

• The Cultural Algorithm: Culture on the Edge of Chaos.- Cultural Algorithm Framework.- Modeling the Social Fabric.- Generating Chaos.- Social Metrics.- The Cultural Engine: Putting Individuals to Work.- Comparing Nuclear Family and Extended Family Organizations.- Comparison of Lineage Based Subculture Social Organization Performance.- Conclusions.- References.