Swarm intelligence
Here’s an article from The Economist on the practical application of swarm intelligence to human optimization problems.
Here’s an article from The Economist on the practical application of swarm intelligence to human optimization problems.
Check out Akamai‘s data visualizations for the internet traffic it handles. Though pretty cool seeing this in their Cambridge control room when I visited, I was told it was more for show than anything else. Check out their online vizualizations page. Also, do check out their EdgePlatform blurb, a superb example of distributed computing.