Looking to ants to better understand collective behaviour - Deborah Gordon

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Friday, January 22, 2016 (This Event Has Passed)
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2:00pm to 2:00pm PST
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"Ant colonies make decisions in ways that mimic our brains", says Deborah Gordon from Stanford University. She says that T cells, neurons and foraging ants all make collective decisions based on local interactions.