Recursion Shapes the World

Recursion Shapes the World

Thomas Palmer

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Editorial:
Civic Loop
Año de edición:
2026
Materia
Historia natural
ISBN:
9798998701337
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What is the hidden architecture behind a whirling galaxy,a self-healing mind, and artificial intelligence?The answer lies in recursion-patterns that turn backupon themselves-and feedback loops, where a system’soutputs circle back as new inputs. Together, theygenerate an ongoing cycle of adaptation and change.Recursion and feedback form the fundamental logic oflife itself. They are the engine of evolution, the structureof thought, the rhythm of ecosystems, and the blueprintof our digital age. We trace this dynamic from its primordialorigins to its human expressions in language, myth,and religion-showing how recursion folded life inwardinto thought, and how feedback loops sustain ecosystemsor drive societies toward breakthrough or collapse.Finally, we apply this recursive logic to the systems thatgovern us. If we can build meta-feedback into the heartof our ecological, political, and economic institutions-if our systems can monitor their own performance andcorrect their own course-then we might shape a futurethat learns, adapts, and endures.

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