From Ants to People, an Instinct to Swarm

consciousness, extended mind, philosophy of mind, social cognition, stigmergy, swarm intelligence

Some four months ago I commented on how swarm behavior is entering the public consciousness. Well there is an article in yesterday’s the science section of the New York Times that continues this trend. But if you want a really good recent article on swarm intelligence, I would refer you to the paper “The biological principles of swarm intelligence” by Simon Garnier, Jacques Gautrais and Guy Theraulaz, a survey that comprises the first article for the newly founded journal Swarm Intelligence.