I never cease to be amazed at how well Conway's Game of Life demonstrates emergent phenomena. First watch this intro video to understand how it works: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/ouipbDkwHWA" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> Then watch this to see the true epicness of this simple game: <iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/C2vgICfQawE" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe> A fragment of a poem I wrote: >Algorithms marched across the page >Blocks of pixels bumped into things >Freedom broke from its cage >And beauty flapped mechanical wings