How Is the Landscape Upon Which Life Evolves Selected - Spontaneous Emergence of Modularity

Explore the fascinating intersection of physics and biology in this lecture from the Physics Lecture Series. Delve into the concept of modularity in biological systems as presented by Michael Deem, John W. Cox Professor at Rice University. Discover how the landscape of life's evolution is shaped through spontaneous emergence of modularity. Examine key topics such as structure elements, motifs, phase transitions, and scale-free distributions. Investigate the role of modularity in DNA and environmental variability, and its impact on Darwinian evolution. Learn about new approaches in computer programming and environmental variability that are accelerating evolutionary processes. Gain insights into nonlinear dynamics and cutting-edge experiments in this field. Enhance your understanding of the complex interplay between physics, biology, and evolution in this comprehensive 1-hour and 8-minute presentation.

Introduction
Modularity in Biology
Structure Elements Motifs
Modularity
Phase Transitions
Delta Matrix
Connection Matrix
Scalefree Distribution
Modularity in DNA
Modularity in environmental variability
Darwinian evolution
Computer programming
Environmental variability
New approaches
Evolution is speeding up
Experiments
Nonlinear dynamics