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The smart swarm : how understanding flocks, schools, and colonies can make us better at communicating, decision making, and getting things done / Peter Miller.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Avery, c2010.Description: xx, 283 p. ; 24 cmISBN:
  • 9781583333907 (alk. paper)
  • 1583333908 (alk. paper)
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 156 22
LOC classification:
  • BF671 .M555 2010
Contents:
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.
Summary: 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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BOOK BOOK Perpustakaan Kementerian Pelancongan, Seni dan Budaya Malaysia Pinjaman Dewasa Non-fiction 156 MIL (Browse shelf(Opens below)) Available 0000000682

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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