The smart swarm : using animal behaviour to change our world / Peter Miller.
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TextPublication details: London : Collins, c2010.Description: xx, 283 pages ; 24 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
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- 9780007382972 (pbk.)
- 156 MIL 23 008682
- BF671 .M555 2010
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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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