Ants, bees and brains by Nigel Franks

The collective behavior of social insects may have more to teach us about the perfect social model than we might think. This thought-provoking and entertaining lecture illustrates the notion of complexity sciences through the lens of biology, showing how social insect colonies are a manifestation of the last great evolutionary transition. Professor Nigel Franks, who has studied social insects for over 30 years, demonstrates how ants and bees can solve problems beyond the scope of their individual members - much as brains are more sophisticated than their individual neurons.

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