Deborah Gordon: What ants teach us about the brain, cancer and the Internet
Deborah Gordon: Beyin, kanser ve internet hakkında karıncalar bize ne öğretebilir
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
yaptığımız veri ağları,
görevde bulunduğunu anlayabilir.
saklanıp saklanmayacağını
gideceğini düzenlemek gibi.
gerekenlerin sağlanması.
the evolution of this system.
düşünerek anlamaya çalışıyoruz.
uyarıya ihtiyaç duyuyor olabilir.
çeşitli farklılıklar oluşturur.
how many offspring it had,
besin aramaya çıkılmayacak
verdikleri karar bakımından
benzediklerini öğrenebildim.
karıncalar asla karşılaşmıyordu;
underlying this resemblance.
ve özellikle son 10 yılda,
ve derinleşen bir kuraklık oldu.
colonies that conserve water,
suyu saklayan koloniler,
çünkü gerçekten kuru günlerde,
etkileşimleri kullanıyorlar.
kullanıyor olmalılar,
at finding food and water.
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?
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