Explore the first class of Randall Beer's lecture series from the ICTP-SAIFR School on the Origins of Life, Behavior and Cognition. In this 89-minute session, Professor Beer from Indiana University Bloomington examines the concepts of constitution and the progression from physics to cognition through the lens of Conway's Game of Life, with a specific focus on interaction dynamics. This lecture is part of the March 10-21, 2025 program that investigates fundamental questions about how life, behavior, and cognitive processes emerge from physical systems. For additional information about the complete school program and other lectures in this series, visit the ICTP-SAIFR website.