The Smart Swarm. How Understanding Flocks, Schools, and Colonies Can Make Us Better at Communicating, Decision Making, and Getting Things Done.

Miller, Peter:

ISBN 10: 1583333908 / ISBN 13: 9781583333907

Published by New York, Penguin,, 2010

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283 Seiten. Aufkleber einer Agentur auf Vorsatz. Kaum Gebrauchsspuren, guter Zustand. Sprache: Englisch Gewicht in Gramm: 950 OPappband mit ill. Schutzumschlag.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: The Smart Swarm. How Understanding Flocks, Schools, and Colonies Can Make Us Better at Communicating, Decision Making, and Getting Things Done.
• Publisher: New York, Penguin,
• Publication Date: 2010
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1583333908
• ISBN 13: 9781583333907
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Gut
• Dust Jacket Condition: Dust Jacket Included
• Weight: 950 grams
• Seller catalogs:
  • Naturwissenschaften / Mathematik / Technik

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Synopsis

What ants, bees, fish, and smart swarms can teach us about communication, organization, and decision-making The modern world may be obsessed with speed and productivity, but twenty-first-century humans actually have much to learn from the ancient instincts of swarms. A fascinating new take on the concept of collective intelligence and its colorful manifestations in some of our most complex problems, The Smart Swarm introduces a compelling new understanding of the real experts on solving our own complex problems relating to such topics as business, politics, and technology. Based on extensive globe-trotting research, this lively tour from National Geographic reporter Peter Miller introduces thriving throngs of ant colonies, which have inspired computer programs for streamlining factory processes, telephone networks, and truck routes; termites, used in recent studies for climate-control solutions; schools of fish, on which the U.S. military mode

About the Author

Peter Miller is a senior editor at National Geographic and has served as a writer and editor at the magazine for more than twenty-five years. He lives in Reston, Virginia, with his wife.