Deborah Gordon: What ants teach us about the brain, cancer and the Internet
เดโบร่าห์ กอร์ดอน (Deborah Gordon): สิ่งที่มดสอนเราเกี่ยวกับสมอง, มะเร็ง และอินเทอร์เน็ต
By studying how ant colonies work without any one leader, Deborah Gordon has identified striking similarities in how ant colonies, brains, cells and computer networks regulate themselves. Full bio
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that we could learn from this
พวกเราสามารถเรียนรู้ได้จากสิ่งนี้
ทรัพยากร
มากพอจากมดหาอาหารที่กลับมา
the evolution of this system.
เพื่อดูว่าจะส่งสัญญาณหรือไม่
how many offspring it had,
ใช้การเปลี่ยนแปลงทางพันธุกรรม
underlying this resemblance.
อันเป็นพื้นฐานของความคล้ายกันนี้
colonies that conserve water,
การรักษาความปลอดภัยของมด
at finding food and water.
ที่ฉันคิดว่าพวกเราอาจสามารถ
มันชัดเจนว่าเราทำได้มากมาย
resources that they need.
cancer cells are recruiting,
ABOUT THE SPEAKER
Deborah Gordon - EcologistBy studying how ant colonies work without any one leader, Deborah Gordon has identified striking similarities in how ant colonies, brains, cells and computer networks regulate themselves.
Why you should listen
Ecologist Deborah M. Gordon has learned that ant colonies can work without central control by using simple interactions like how often the insects touch antennae. Contrary to the notion that colonies are organized by efficient ants, she has instead discovered that evolution has produced “noisy” systems that tolerate accident and respond flexibly to the environment. When conditions are tough, natural selection favors colonies that conserve resources.
Her studies of ant colonies have led her and her Stanford colleagues to the discovery of the “Anternet,” which regulates foraging in ants in the same way the internet regulates data traffic. But as she said to Wired in 2013, "Insect behavior mimicking human networks ... is actually not what’s most interesting about ant networks. What’s far more interesting are the parallels in the other direction: What have the ants worked out that we humans haven’t thought of yet?" Her latest exploration: How do ants behave in space?
Deborah Gordon | Speaker | TED.com