The smart swarm : how understanding flocks, schools, and colonies can make us better at communicating, decision making, and getting things done
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Miller, Peter
The smart swarm : how understanding flocks, schools, and colonies can make us better at communicating, decision making, and getting things done
Miller, Peter
9781583333907
New Yokr : Avery, 2010
xx, 283 p. ; 24 cm
Includes bibliographical references and index
Ants: who's in charge here? -- Honeybees : making smart decisions -- Termites : one thing leads to another -- Birds of a feather : secrets of flocks, schools, and herds -- Locusts : the dark sides of crowds -- Doing the right thing.
Draws on the examples of insect colonies and fish schools to demonstrate how ancient animal instincts surpass modern human developments in speed and productivity, revealing how numerous technological breakthroughs were inspired by natural organizations.
Animal behavior
Human behavior
Decision making
Animal behavior
Human behavior
Decision making
Draws on the examples of insect colonies and fish schools to demonstrate how ancient animal instincts surpass modern human developments in speed and productivity, revealing how numerous technological breakthroughs were inspired by natural organizations.
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