The document discusses commonalities between language, vision, and music including hierarchy, ambiguity, recursivity, and metaphor. It notes that dyslexia seems to involve a structuring problem common to both language and music. Rhythm may also be important in child development and lack of rhythm processing may relate to autism. The document discusses the work of Pattee on symbols, self-reproduction, and bridging the gap between observer and observed. It notes the need for new vocabulary to describe how genes generate proteins and tissues.