From simple rules, complex 'organisms' can emerge. PhD candidate Zachariah Garby has been studying the papers to find out what it's all about. This was formerly called: Digital Plants (L-Systems) EXTRA BITS: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oFqbVJm8gw0 Zac's code: https://bit.ly/C_Zac_L-systems https://www.facebook.com/computerphile https://twitter.com/computer_phile This video was filmed and edited by Sean Riley. Computer Science at the University of Nottingham: https://bit.ly/nottscomputer Computerphile is a sister project to Brady Haran's Numberphile. More at https://www.bradyharanblog.com/ Thank you to Jane Street for their support of this channel. Learn more: https://www.janestreet.com/