SimSoup Project has Resumed!
5 June 2022
After a break of several years, work on the SimSoup project has
resumed.
- The SimSoup artificial chemistry simulator has been updated to
run on the latest versions of Debian Linux and the Gtk graphics
software. It's not yet released, but if you would like a preview version
contact Chris on:
- A literature review looking at the current state of Origin of
Life research is underway. The review will initially be fairly wide
ranging, but is then likely to focus on a topic area for future SimSoup
research. This may (or may not!) be related to autocatalytic sets in
chemical networks.
- A concept
map is being developed to document what the literature review
finds. Concept mapping helps in understanding a subject area. It's a
great way to organise knowledge and show the connections between
different concepts. The basic insight is that knowledge is a network
- The org-roam package
for Emacs is being
used for the
mapping. org-roam
supports the Zettelkasten
method for note taking and is ideally suited for concept
mapping. Basically, each org-roam note is a concept. There is a
fantastic
user interface package for org-roam that displays the concept
map and enables it to be explored in a 'point and click' way.
- The Origin of Life section of the SimSoup website will be
updated to reflect what is found in the literature review.
