TY - BOOK AU - Miller,Peter TI - The smart swarm: using animal behaviour to change our world SN - 9780007382972 (pbk.) AV - BF671 .M555 2010 U1 - 156 MIL 23 PY - 2010/// CY - London : PB - Collins, KW - Animal behavior KW - Human behavior KW - Decision making N1 - 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 N2 - 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 UR - http://www.openisbn.com/isbn/0007382979/ ER -