Darwinian programming

Wicken, J. S. Evolution, Information and Thermodynamics Extending the Darwinian Program Oxford University Press New York, 1985. 

Koza JR, Bennett IE FH, Andre D and Keane MA 1999 Genetic Programming III. Darwinian Invention and Problem Solving. Morgan Kaufmann Publishers. 

New methods of variable selection include evolutionary methods based on Darwinian principles including Genetic Algorithms and Genetic Programming... 

Genetic programming [137] is an evolutionary technique which uses the concepts of Darwinian selection to generate and optimise a desired computational function or mathematical expression. It has been comprehensively studied theoretically over the past few years, but applications to real laboratory data as a practical modelling tool are still rather rare. Unlike many simpler modelling methods, GP model variations that require the interaction of several measured nonlinear variables, rather than requiring that these variables be orthogonal. 

Koza JR, Bennett FH III, Andre D, Keane MA (1999) Genetic programming III Darwinian invention and problem solving. Kaufmann, San Francisco... 

This essay deals not only with preparation (intuitive) and synthesis (planned) but also with genesis (programmed). Such (genetically and somatically regulated) programs have arisen through Darwinian evolution. A plan for a synthesis is devised by a synthetic chemist as designer and enacted by the synthetic chemist as molecule maker. How is a synthesis planned ... 

EAs are computer programs that attempt to solve complex problems by mimicking the processes of Darwinian evolution. In an EA a number of artificial creatures. search over the space of the problem. They compete continually with each other to discover optimal areas of the search space. It is hoped that over time the most successful of these creatures will evolve to discover the optimal solution. 

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