TEDTalk Tuesday: Ant Edition

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This week's TEDTALKTUESDAY is given by Stanford professor Deborah Gordon, whose discoveries regarding the behavior of ant colonies show how order emerges from disorder in nature. These discoveries could shed new light on the development and sustainability of other natural or even artificial systems.

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DEBORAHGORDON

Talk Title: How do ants know what to do? (video runtime: 20:25)

This talk is also available for download in 480p resolution.



Deborah Gordon

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About this Talk

Armed with a backhoe and a handful of markers, Deborah Gordon studies ant colonies in the Arizona desert. She asks: How do these chitinous creatures get down to business -- and even multitask when they need to -- with no language, memory or visible leadership? Her answers could lead to a better understanding of all complex systems, from the brain to the Web.