Ant colonies could inspire better network algorithms and robot swarms

Originally published at: http://boingboing.net/2016/07/13/ant-colonies-could-inspire-bet.html

I assume they read Rudy Rucker’s The Hacker and the Ants

Daniel Suarez’s Kill Decision has insect swarming behavior used by drones in it’s plot.

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It’s funny, I see a similar dynamic in human populations where the group is surrounded by true believers, it collectively overestimates the popularity of its position.

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