Neural Connection

After drinking few cups of cappuccino in CBTL Gateway, the circuits of my mind went wild again, connecting my neurons containing information on evolution and game theory. I am not really familiar with Game Theory but I have a good knowledge about evolution. Currently, I am reading Dawkins. I finished his Ancestor’s Tale. And now the Selfish Gene is being processed in my biological information system. My previous readings somehow developed this connection, from the influential and informative reflections of Stephen Jay Gould and the anthropocentric work of Luigi Luca Cavalli-Sforza to the complicated view of Nash. Hundreds of lines and thoughts juggled inside my mind figuring out the role of Game Theory in complex systems evolution, such as the biological evolution of species and the cosmic evolution of stars and galaxies. Experimental and theoretical biologists and mathematicians had developed a field called “Evolutionary Game Theory” to provide a clear view of this blurry connection.

On one hand, my mind also threw several questions that I have to resolve personally:

1. What is the role of sex (copulation) in evolution, in global sense and how is it to represented mathematically?
2. How would we incorporate the myriad human personalities in deriving the equation of human interaction?
3. Is there a general equation that can provide a global view of species evolution?
4. Do genes play a vital role in the macroscopic interaction of any species? If yes, how this can be ascribed in mathematical equation?
5. Do quantum mechanics play a vital role in this field?
6. What are the best tools that can totally describe the processes, events and interactions of species?
7. Do I know anything about Evolutionary Game Theory?
8. How about free will or the capacity of human beings to decide? Is this included in the model?
9. What are the dynamics of the evolutionary game theory?
10. Is Monte Carlo Stimulation connected to this field? How?

Hundreds of questions were battering my head. And I couldn’t answer even one of them. I felt the need to buy books that could give some light. Unfortunately, I am living in a country that books touching these topics are scarce. I am desperate to know the answers.

Good thing a friend of mine arrived and I was forced to shelf those reflections. We began discussing the different dealings of human beings.

I thought of another cup of cappuccino.

Fra ivan 20070816

Alien Journal 1: On Homo sapiens Copulation

Mreskeh Experimental Entry 785-258-01: On Homo sapiens Copulation

I got this opportunity to observe the activities of a certain species in the third planet, known to us as Mral, of the star system Drak (the sentient beings of this star call it Sol/Sun). The first thing I observed was their ways of copulation. They call themselves as Homo sapiens and I am not sure why they are formally called this way which they do not commonly speak of it.

Of the thousand species I have observed so far, they are the only species with astounding and puzzling ways of copulations. I cannot derive any positive generalization from my observations.

First, the place of copulation. Homo sapiens can copulate anywhere. I want to make it clear, anywhere. Well some species of this planet also display same attitude however Homo sapiens are really unique because they can copulate inside their traveling machines. They can also do this beside the waste place (trash bin in their language), or even in the dark corners of the street. The funny thing with them is that they are hiding while doing it, afraid to be seen by their co-species. It is weird for me to note because copulation in most species of this planet is not done in hidden way. Why are they trying to hide it? I cannot ascribe the main reason why they are doing this because in our community we celebrate the day by inviting all the members of the colony every time we copulate and they have to see us copulating.

Second, the period of copulation. Our species copulates only during 274 prah 21 mrah (noontime of the 4^th day of the 7^th month in human terms). Homo sapiens are really unique, they copulate anytime. No specific time. In 3600 seconds of their day, you can find several couples copulating around the planet, actually I found out that in one instance there are about 300,000++ couples mating. That’s only in one instance. I can’t really believe this. They copulate in the morning when they wake up, during noon, before they sleep, and quickie in the afternoon while doing household chores.

This species really fascinates me.

The third part is the way they copulate, in technical terms, the methods the way they do it. Under this observation I have several parameters but I limit my focus on the partners involved.

I was shocked by this.

There are two forms of Homo sapiens. One has a protruding part of its skin that hardens and elongates before and during the process of copulation. The other one has a hole that expands when the protruding part of the skin is being inserted. It is funny to note that both partners are somewhat reddish during the process. This distinction, male and female, has no counterpart in our species. We don’t have a male or a female. We copulate through sac-fluid-sharing (conjugation in human terms).

The devastating side of my observation is the way they copulate. I observed male-female, male-male and female-female. Only male-female copulation will produce successful offspring. What piqued my mind is the copulation between male-male and female-female. Also, I happen to observe mass copulation – all forms of Homo sapiens in one room exercising the rituals of copulation.

The way Homo sapiens copulate violates the Law of Reproduction in our world but the Laws of Genetics are working fine.

This is really something new. My mentor did not make a mistake in choosing this species as our main target of observation. The level of biological process in their lifestyle is very complicated that even me the highest honored biologist of my star system cannot fully comprehend.

The male-male or female-female copulation is a very interesting deviation from the normal copulation process of this species. They are just like us. However they cannot successfully produce offspring through these methods. Now, this brings me to the question of what would be the purpose of these methods. Are these necessary in future evolution of Homo sapiens? Is this an integral part of their natural growth as a species?

For now, I cannot answer these questions. There is something deep in the human evolutionary formation that leads to this kind of cases. It could be in their genetic coding or it could be a complex-social-interaction by product. Or, it has something to do with the deep meaning of human existence.

I have to end this journal for I have to attend the second phase of my reproductive cycle. In few seconds I will be splitting into two beings.