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It's Okay to Be Smart
The Intelligence Test Where Ants Beat Humans
Season 13
Episode 17
Ant bridges, bee hives and bird flocks all show how intelligent behavior can emerge to solve impossible tasks, with no individual directing traffic. Let’s trace the history of swarm intelligence research, from Aristotle to modern computer modeling.
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