# Scientific Evolution Journal
## Project Genesis — Evidence-Based Evolutionary Telemetry

Each entry documents the population state at the end of an epoch.
All claims are grounded in measured simulation data.
Hypotheses are labelled by confidence level and must not be read as causal explanations.

## Year 0  (Tick 1)

### Population Summary

| Metric | Value |
| :----- | :---- |
| Agents alive | 16 / 16 |
| Maximum generation | Gen 0 |
| Climate epoch | Temperate (temp +0.0C, water 1.00x) |
| Avg trust | 0.000 |
| Avg attachment | 0.000 |
| Avg prediction accuracy | 0.0% |
| Dominant lineages | Founder #0 (1 alive)  Founder #1 (1 alive)  Founder #2 (1 alive)  Founder #3 (1 alive)  Founder #4 (1 alive) |

### Genetic Means

| Gene / Trait | Baseline | Current | Shift | Variance |
| :----------- | :------- | :------ | :---- | :------- |
| g_metabolism | 0.527 | 0.527 | +0.000 | 0.0934 |
| g_thermoregulation | 0.529 | 0.529 | +0.000 | 0.1099 |
| g_vision | 0.515 | 0.515 | +0.000 | 0.0739 |
| g_mobility | 0.549 | 0.549 | +0.000 | 0.0751 |
| g_memory_fidelity | 0.466 | 0.466 | +0.000 | 0.0828 |
| g_planning | 0.475 | 0.475 | +0.000 | 0.0800 |
| g_novelty_seeking | 0.341 | 0.341 | +0.000 | 0.0555 |
| g_social_proximity | 0.497 | 0.497 | +0.000 | 0.0842 |
| g_aggression | 0.496 | 0.496 | +0.000 | 0.0615 |
| g_resource_sharing | 0.564 | 0.564 | +0.000 | 0.0860 |
| g_risk_sensitivity | 0.505 | 0.505 | +0.000 | 0.0870 |
| g_resilience | 0.458 | 0.458 | +0.000 | 0.0667 |
| g_longevity | 0.540 | 0.540 | +0.000 | 0.1188 |
| g_learning_rate | 0.520 | 0.520 | +0.000 | 0.0806 |

### Motivation Averages

| Motivation | Level |
| :--------- | :---- |
| Safety | 0.505 |
| Family | 0.531 |
| Exploration | 0.341 |
| Knowledge | 0.520 |
| Comfort | 0.529 |
| Dominance | 0.496 |
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## Year 100  (Tick 36000)

### Population Summary

| Metric | Value |
| :----- | :---- |
| Agents alive | 202 / 421 |
| Maximum generation | Gen 6 |
| Climate epoch | Temperate (temp +0.0C, water 1.00x) |
| Avg trust | 0.000 |
| Avg attachment | 0.000 |
| Avg prediction accuracy | 35.4% |
| Dominant lineages | Founder #5 (50 alive)  Founder #9 (42 alive)  Founder #4 (38 alive)  Founder #0 (32 alive)  Founder #10 (20 alive) |
| Extinct lineages | #3, #6, #7, #11, #12, #13, #14, #15 |

### Genetic Means

| Gene / Trait | Baseline | Current | Shift | Variance |
| :----------- | :------- | :------ | :---- | :------- |
| g_metabolism | 0.527 | 0.634 | +0.107 | 0.0865 |
| g_thermoregulation | 0.529 | 0.444 | -0.086 | 0.1081 |
| g_vision | 0.515 | 0.628 | +0.113 | 0.0529 |
| g_mobility | 0.549 | 0.503 | -0.046 | 0.0887 |
| g_memory_fidelity | 0.466 | 0.495 | +0.029 | 0.0914 |
| g_planning | 0.475 | 0.389 | -0.086 | 0.0883 |
| g_novelty_seeking | 0.341 | 0.144 | -0.197 | 0.0214 |
| g_social_proximity | 0.497 | 0.511 | +0.014 | 0.0540 |
| g_aggression | 0.496 | 0.368 | -0.128 | 0.0446 |
| g_resource_sharing | 0.564 | 0.474 | -0.090 | 0.0933 |
| g_risk_sensitivity | 0.505 | 0.460 | -0.046 | 0.0557 |
| g_resilience | 0.458 | 0.430 | -0.028 | 0.0836 |
| g_longevity | 0.540 | 0.645 | +0.105 | 0.1334 |
| g_learning_rate | 0.520 | 0.346 | -0.174 | 0.1256 |

### Motivation Averages

| Motivation | Level |
| :--------- | :---- |
| Safety | 0.460 |
| Family | 0.493 |
| Exploration | 0.144 |
| Knowledge | 0.346 |
| Comfort | 0.444 |
| Dominance | 0.368 |

### Scientific Observations

#### Observation
Average Novelty Seeking (Gene 6) decreased -58% from population baseline.

**Category:** Behavioral Genetics

**Associated Changes:**

- Novelty Seeking gene: baseline=0.341 → current=0.144 (-58% from population baseline)
- Exploration motivation: -58% change this epoch
- Colony congruency: 3/3 active colonies show same direction
- Gene variance: 0.0214 (spread within population)

**Possible Hypothesis:**
Reduced exploration may have increased survival during resource scarcity in the 'Temperate' epoch.

**Confidence:** High (100%) — based on colony congruency and population size.

#### Observation
Aggression gene (Gene 8) decreased -26% from population baseline.

**Category:** Social Genetics

**Associated Changes:**

- Aggression gene: baseline=0.496 → current=0.368 (-26%)
- Dominance motivation: -26% change this epoch
- Average trust: 0.000 (prev epoch: 0.000)
- Colony congruency: 2/3 active colonies agree

**Possible Hypothesis:**
Stable resource access and dense social networks may be associated with reduced inter-agent conflict.

**Confidence:** High (87%) — based on colony congruency and population size.

#### Observation
Population-average spatial prediction accuracy improved by 35.4 pp this epoch.

**Category:** Cognitive Performance

**Associated Changes:**

- Prediction accuracy: 0.0% → 35.4% (+35.4 pp this epoch)
- Average episodic memory size: +6960% change
- Average concept count: 2.0
- Climate phase: 'Temperate' (temp offset +0.0C)

**Possible Hypothesis:**
Agents may have accumulated sufficient spatial data to reliably predict resource locations.

**Confidence:** High (80%) — based on colony congruency and population size.

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## Resumed Session (Ticks 36,001 → 100,228)

