tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-67506710434773382462024-10-04T19:05:01.997-07:00A pile of questsSantosh BShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653985592209230957noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750671043477338246.post-67865401611141748792015-06-19T09:11:00.001-07:002015-06-19T09:13:15.102-07:00<iframe width="315px" height="176px" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ukS4UjCauUs?rel=0&autoplay=0&showinfo=0&iv_load_policy=3&controls=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" style="top:0px; position:relative;"></iframe>How is it that every year on the same day, ant colonies send out virgin queens and males to a common place for mating? What explains how haphazard interactions, despite the inherent apparent inefficiencies and lack of centralized authority, lead to successful emergent behaviors? How does colony behavior adapt with changing colony size? Santosh BShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653985592209230957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750671043477338246.post-22871473596004374992015-06-15T09:54:00.000-07:002015-06-15T09:58:24.390-07:00<iframe width="315px" height="176px" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/Z-gIx7LXcQM?rel=0&autoplay=0&showinfo=0&iv_load_policy=3&controls=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" style="top:0px; position:relative;"></iframe><br /> What makes the ant a world super power? Is it the ability of an ant to lift 100 times its own weight, domesticate other creatures or build symbiotic relationship with plants? Or does the secret lie in the society's mechanisms for effective communication and efficient division of labor?Santosh BShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653985592209230957noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6750671043477338246.post-86008109155254957162015-06-10T09:56:00.002-07:002015-06-10T11:24:25.186-07:00<iframe width="315px" height="176px" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/blIIbJylLM8?rel=0&autoplay=0&showinfo=0&iv_load_policy=3&controls=0" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen="" style="top:0px; position:relative;"></iframe><br /> How do the monarch butterflies find their way?Santosh BShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09653985592209230957noreply@blogger.com