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by pavanky 2139 days ago
If anyone is else is interested in thought experiments on how other forms of intelligence / sapience may evolve, try to read "Children of Time" and "Children of Ruin" by Adrian Tchaikovsky.

Also if anyone else has other books that follow similar themes, please recommend!
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onnodigcomplex 2138 days ago
Two Greg Egan stories come to mind.

Wang's carpets is a short story about life evolving within a simulation of a naturally occurring computer. (also part of the larger novel Diaspora)

Schild's Ladder is about physicists researching the fundamental 'geometry' of the universe and accidentally create a quickly expanding geometry that is more stable than a regular vaccuum, very unhealthy for all regular matter, but...

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macando 2139 days ago
The Gods Themselves by Isaac Asimov (2nd story in the book).
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