The Living Earth simulator is a proposed massive

computer simulation Computer simulation is the running of a mathematical model on a computer, the model being designed to represent the behaviour of, or the outcome of, a real-world or physical system. The reliability of some mathematical models can be determin ...

system intended to simulate the interactions of all aspects of life, human economic activity, climate, and other physical processes on the planet

Earth Earth is the third planet from the Sun and the only astronomical object known to Planetary habitability, harbor life. This is enabled by Earth being an ocean world, the only one in the Solar System sustaining liquid surface water. Almost all ...

as part of the FuturICT project, in response to the European FP7 "Future and Emerging Technologies Flagship" initiative. The Future and Emerging Technologies 'flagship' competition offered a 10-years, ~€1 billion funding to the winning teams; the competition attracted over 300 international teams. The FuturICT project was not selected and thus the Living Earth Simulator was never developed. The two winners, announced as of March 2013, were

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and

Human Brain The human brain is the central organ (anatomy), organ of the nervous system, and with the spinal cord, comprises the central nervous system. It consists of the cerebrum, the brainstem and the cerebellum. The brain controls most of the activi ...

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External links

FuturICT website
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