I studied the Starlings' flocking algorithm as part of my Masters in Biomimicry. Each node (Starling) connects only to approximately 7 neighboring nodes. Despite limited local connections, information maintains its strength throughout the entire network. This system achieves global coordination through these limited but strategic connections. So much intelligence everywhere you look :)
Splendid!
Agreed!
Thank you both!
I studied the Starlings' flocking algorithm as part of my Masters in Biomimicry. Each node (Starling) connects only to approximately 7 neighboring nodes. Despite limited local connections, information maintains its strength throughout the entire network. This system achieves global coordination through these limited but strategic connections. So much intelligence everywhere you look :)
Made me think of Giorgio Parisi's In a flight of starlings, where he describes how his team studied starling murmurations in detail: https://bookshop.org/p/books/in-a-flight-of-starlings-how-nature-unlocks-the-wonders-of-physics-giorgio-parisi/18754900?ean=9780593493151
Oh I'm so excited to read this, thank you!