# Genes Minds and Technology Coevolve by Robert Aunger > “Human life is unique in being the result of three coevolving information inheritance systems: genes, minds and technology.” > **— Robert Aunger**, *2004 Edge Annual Question, response passage* ## Sources and Context - **Original Edge response:** [Aunger's Law — Robert Aunger](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/11061) — a verbatim passage from Robert Aunger's 2004 Annual Question response, expressing the author's position at the time. The linked response supplies its surrounding context. - **Local archival entry:** [[research/Edge 2004 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2004 Full Quotation Curation]] (EDGE2004-061). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Collection:** [[collections/Machine Succession|Machine Succession]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley|The Evolutionary Roots of Silicon Valley]] - **Article:** [[articles/Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution|Digital Darwinism and the Invisible World of Machine Evolution]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Synthetic Cambrian Explosion as a Technological Speciation Event|The Synthetic Cambrian Explosion as a Technological Speciation Event]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Gene-Culture Coevolution|Gene-Culture Coevolution]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Human life is unique in being the result of three coevolving information inheritance systems: genes, minds and technology.” — Robert Aunger, 2004 Edge Annual Question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-robert-aunger-genes-minds-technology-coevolve ```