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Swarm Theory Makes National Geographic

Posted by kdawson on from the intelligence-of-crowds dept.

g8orade writes "Swarm Behavior / Swarm Theory has made the pages of National Geographic. Brief but interesting article with several examples." Swarm theory has been discussed here a few times in recent years.

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  1. Alternatively by z0idberg · · Score: 4, Funny

    From TFA "Ants aren't smart," Gordon says. "Ant colonies are."

    But apparently...

    "A person is smart. People are dumb, panicky dangerous animals and you know it." - Kay

  2. Antsdot by mhannibal · · Score: 4, Funny

    Ant colonies sound a lot like slashdot it seems...

    1. Re:Antsdot by TrappedByMyself · · Score: 2, Funny

      Ant colonies sound a lot like slashdot it seems...

      I disagree. Ants get smarter when put into large groups...

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      Help me take back Slashdot. When did 'News for Nerds' become 'FUD and Conspiracy Theories for Extremist Nutjobs'?
  3. Re:Nomenclature by AndersOSU · · Score: 5, Funny

    When did dynamical become a cromulent word, and who decided that systems was too good a noun to be modified by an adjective like everyone else?