Norbert Wiener on identity: 'patterns that perpetuate themselves,' visualized with Rule 30
pickover · x · 2026-10-13
Clifford Pickover shares a quote from cybernetics founder Norbert Wiener's The Human Use of Human Beings: "We are not the stuff that abides, but patterns that perpetuate themselves." The accompanying image is the chaotic triangle pattern from cellular automaton Rule 30, echoing the idea of self-perpetuating patterns.
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