Engineering & making

A design can only be evaluated against a goal, constraints and a way to measure performance.

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Introduction to Engineering & making

How do constraints shape an engineered design?

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Design and testing

What can a prototype test establish?

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Circuits and signals

How can a circuit model help predict a measurement?

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Michael Levin

Developmental bioelectricity and frameworks for regulation and biological agency. Separate a voltage intervention and observed anatomical outcome from its interpretation.

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When does a pattern become an explanation?

Compare symmetry, information and models across mathematics, physics and living systems. Similar vocabulary does not establish identical mechanisms.