The smart swarm : how understanding flocks, schools, and colonies can make us better at communicating, decision making, and getting things done / Peter Miller.
Material type: TextPublication details: New York : Avery, c2010.Description: xx, 283 p. ; 24 cmISBN:- 9781583333907 (alk. paper)
- 1583333908 (alk. paper)
- 156 22
- BF671 .M555 2010
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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.
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