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

Verlag: Avery, 2010

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Bibliografische Details

• Titel: The Smart Swarm: How Understanding Flocks, Schools, and Colonies Can Make Us Better at Communicating, Decision-Making, and Getting Things Done
• Verlag: Avery
• Erscheinungsjahr: 2010
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-10: 1583333908
• ISBN-13: 9781583333907
• Einband: hardcover
• Zustand: Very Good

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Inhaltsangabe

Draws on the examples of insect colonies and fish schools to demonstrate how ancient animal instincts surpass modern human developments in speed and productivity, revealing how numerous technological breakthroughs were inspired by natural organizations.

Über die Autorin bzw. den Autor

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.