Archive for September, 2008

Discovery and Social Insects

Thursday, September 25th, 2008

(This is a thread of an ongoing series on Self Organization; The first article was Emergence, and the preceding article was Self Organization and Social Insects.)
In this article I want to explore discovery in social insects as it is a critical mechanic given that individuals in a colony have little beyond local perception yet employ [...]

Self Organization and Social Insects

Friday, September 12th, 2008

(This article is an entry on my continuing series on Self Organization. The first article was Emergence, and the article that preceeded this one was based on stigmergy. )
What is it that governs here? What is it that issues orders, forsees the future, elaborates plans, and preserves equilibrium?
- Maeterlinck [1]
Social Insects are an incredible biological [...]