Robustness and Architecture

All life and tech that has evolved since bacteria has a Universal Layered Architecture (ULA) driven by the need for robustness in individuals, groups, and lineages (i.e. evolution). The most recent theories of ULA will be sketched, from mid1970’s robustness to post2000 ULA concepts of Diversity-enable Sweet Spots (DeSS), Constraints that Deconstrain (CTD), bowtie and hourglass motifs For/By Control (FBC), to the ubiquitous risk of infectious hijacking, to math from Layering as Optimization (LaO) to System Level Synthesis (SLS) to the growing role of category theory (CAT), and the relentless, annoying growth in acronyms. For applications to neuroscience and patriarchy, see Rockwood Memorial Lecture 2024: John Doyle.  For more details, see nikolaimatni.github.io, camoalon.github.io, flyingpeach.github.io, chemaoxfz.github.io, anishsarma.github.io, and leconger.github.io.