quorum sensing
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quorum sensing
Biology has a word for this undulating dance: “murmuration.” In a murmuration, each bird sees, on average, the seven birds nearest it and adjusts its own behavior in response. If its nearest neighbors move left, the bird usually moves left. If they move right, the bird usually moves right. The bird does not know the flock’s ultimate destination and
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The power of metaphors
Throughout the event, symbols and metaphors were summoned to achieve a common understanding of complex concepts: the Celtic Trinity, the caterpillar and the butterfly, the Phoenix bird, the rhino and the immortal jellyfish (kudos to Josh!); however, the murmuring of starlings stole the show, as they were chosen to represent
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