If Microbes begat Mind
origins of life & emergence of intelligence

The diverse questions scientists choose as starting points, and the contrasting approaches they take to generate hypotheses about the origin and synthesis of life, demonstrate design thinking at its best. If Microbes begat Mind presents the hypothesis that traits ascribed to mind may have counterparts in early life. more >

What Daedalus told Darwin
Darwin’s Dilemma & The Struggle for Existence

We are poised to experience what Garrett Hardin predicted in 1968 would escalate into a “tragedy of the commons,” where competition for scarce resources and “survival of the fittest” could threaten the delicate balance of Earth’s ecosystems. If our interpretation of evolution is incomplete, and Intelligent Design is a diversion, we need a third option. more >

© Zann Gill 2008 - 2012

At SAP Labs Future Salon,
Zann Gill describes how principles from the origin and evolution of life apply to innovation and future sustainability.

Innovation networks apply origin and evolution of life principles to problems in decision support for sustainability.

ECO-design Laboratory

In April 2008 Charles Darwin's papers were made available via the internet through Cambridge University Library. In 2009 two major Darwin anniversaries were celebrated, the 200th anniversary of his birth and the 150th anniversary of his publication of Origin of Species. If Daedalus, the mythical architect who designed the labyrinth and wings, could speak to Darwin today, what would he say?