1 On the majortransitions -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Symmetry and symmetry-breaking -- 1.3 Resources -- 1.4 Cognition in non ergodic systems -- 1.5 Theprebiotic`bigbang' -- 1.6 Biological`recombination transparency' -- 1.7 A simple application -- 1.8 Specialization and cooperation: multiple workspaces -- 1.9 Discussion -- 1.10 Mathematical Appendix -- 1.11 References -- 2 On the Extended Evolutionary Synthesis -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 First notions -- 2.3 The basic theory -- 2.4 Examples -- 2.5 More theory:selection pressureas shadowprice -- 2.6 Extending the models -- 2.7 Discussion -- 2.8 Mathematical Appendix -- 2.9 References -- 3O On regulation -- 3.1 Introduction -- 3.2 Theory -- 3.3 Applications -- 3.4 Discussion -- 3.5 Mathematical Appendix -- 3.6 References -- 4 Punctuated regulation as an evolutionary mechanism -- 4.1 Introduction -- 4.2 Fisher Zeros reconsidered -- 4.3 Extinction I:Simple noise-induced transitions -- 4.4 Extinction II: More complicatednoise-induced transitions -- 4.5 Extinction III: Environmental shadow price -- 4.6 Discussion -- 4.7 Mathematical Appendix -- 4.8 References -- 5 Institutional dynamics under selection pressure and uncertainty -- 5.1 Introduction -- 5.2 A Rate Distortion Theorem model of control -- 5.3 Selection pressure dynamics -- 5.4 Destabilization by delay -- 5.5 Extending the Data Rate Theorem -- 5.6 Moving on -- 5.7 Reconsideringcognition\textit{AnSich -- 5.8 Changingtheviewpoint -- 5.9 Discussion -- 5. References -- 6O n`Speciation':Fragmentsizeininformationsystemphasetransitions -- 6.1 Introduction -- 6.2`Simple'phasetransition -- 6.3 Phasetransitionsinnetworksofinformation-exchangemodules -- 6.4 Discussion -- 6.5 MathematicalAppendix:`Biological'renormalizations -- 6.6 References -- 7 Adaptingcognitionmodelstobiomolecularcondensatedynamics -- 7.1 Introduction -- 7.2 Resources -- 7.3 Cognition -- 7.4 PhasetransitionsI:Fisherzeros -- 7.5 Cognitive`reactionrate' -- 7.6 PhasetransitionsII:Signaltransductionandnoise -- 7.7 Discussion -- 7.8 MathematicalAppendix:Groupoids -- 7.9 References -- 8 EvolutionaryExaptation:Sharedinterbrainactivityinsocialcommunication -- 8.1 Introduction -- 8.2 Correlation -- 8.3 Cognition -- 8.4 Dynamics -- 8.5 Cognitionrate -- 8.6 Anexample -- 8.7 Cooperation:Multipleworkspaces -- 8.8 Networktopologyisimportant -- 8.9 Timeandresourceconstraintsareimportant -- 8.10 Furthertheoreticaldevelopment -- 8.11 Discussion -- 8.12 MathematicalAppendix -- 8.13 References -- 9 Afterward.