Episode
Orit Peleg on the Collective Behavior of Honeybees & Fireflies
COMPLEXITY · Apr 23, 2021 · 1 h 01 min
“More than the sum of its parts” is practically the slogan of systems thinking. One canonical example is a beehive: individually, a honeybee is not that clever, but together they can function like shapeshifting metamaterials or mesh networks — some of humankind’s most sophisticated innovations. Emergent collective behavior is common in the insect world — and not just among superstar…
