Deborah Gordon: How do ants know what to do? (from TED Talks)
Patrick Gillam, Newforma
03/26/2008
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http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/145
Armed with a backhoe and a handful of markers, Deborah Gordon studies ant colonies in the Arizona desert. She asks: How do these chitinous creatures get down to business—and even multitask when they need to—with no language, memory or visible leadership? Her answers could lead to a better understanding of all complex systems, from the brain to the Web.
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