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From: smoliar@vaxa.isi.edu (Stephen Smoliar)
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Subject: Re: becoming literate with genetic algorithms
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In article <9430@shemp.CS.UCLA.EDU> jason@CS.UCLA.EDU () writes:
>John Holland was here recently giving talks on genetic algorithms.  I found
>the
>concept rather intriguing.  After hearing his lectures, I realized I needed to
>do some introductory reading on the subject to fully appreciate its potential.
>
The best source would be the book entitled INDUCTION, which Holland wrote with
Holyoak, Nisbett, and Thagard.  Most of the material from the talk is in
Section 4.1 (I think).  The preceding material leading up to the major
argument is very well written, as is the subsequent discussion.