Book by Mark L. Morrissey

Evolution in a Box

How genetic algorithms show adaptation without foresight.

Evolution in a Box book cover
Evolution in a Box book cover

How genetic algorithms show adaptation without foresight

This book uses genetic algorithms to show how adaptation can emerge from variation, selection, and feedback without a plan or foresight.

It is a natural companion to the site’s AI and science material because it turns an abstract concept into a working computational idea.

  • Introduces selection, mutation, fitness, and adaptation in plain language.
  • Shows how simple rules can generate surprising complexity.
  • Useful for readers interested in evolution, AI, simulation, and computational thinking.

Available on Amazon as a Kindle eBook.

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