One need not use the game sequence number as Parrondo's version does.
There some evidence that muscle contractions use a mechanism simlilar to Astumians.
It's also interesting that there are two commentaries (one Polish and one in something like "Physics Today") that review these games but get the math wrong.
Yes, this kind, of thing
pops up in many contexts . . .
In fact, in his book
speculating on
optics in art history,
David Hockney shows
manuscript excerpts
going back hundreds of years
where concepts are clear,
but the "practical"
examples cited are flawed.
Theory is, dumb folk
get tripped up by the
nuts and bolts, whereas smart folk
can extrapolate
everything they need
from a clear presentation
of concepts alone.
So, knowledge gets out
to people who can use it
but not to poseurs. . .
(When I think about
how much money I've wasted
trying to get my
oscillators to
become entrained by or to
become synchronized
with lottery draws,
I have to admit knowledge
colors me poseur . . .)