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In its most generic formulation, stigmergy (an optimization technique) is the phenomenon of indirect communication mediated by modifications of the environment.

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August 14, 2014stigmergic, stigmergic cognition, stigmergy, swarm, swarm behavior, swarm intelligence

Swarm and Fuzzy

Stigmergy gets a bit of a mention in Newsweek. Swarms often work by “stigmergy,” a term coined by French biologist Pierre-Paul Grassé in 1959 to describe termite behavior. He defined it as “the stimulation of workers by the performance they have achieved.” It has come to mean a mark left in the environment. Think of…

July 1, 2014stigmergic, stigmergic cognition, stigmergy

Stigmergic Flows

Here’s is a series of excellent stigmergic renderings. distributed cognitiondistributed knowledgeemergent orderstigmergicstigmergic cognitionstigmergic epistemologyStigmergy

May 24, 2014computational intelligence, stigmergic, stigmergic cognition, stigmergy, swarm, swarm behavior, swarm intelligence

General theory of stigmergy: Modelling stigma semantics

New “review” paper in CSR. Artificial intelligenceComplex adaptive systemcomplexitycomputational intelligencedistributed cognitiondistributed knowledgeEmbodied cognitionEmergenceExtended MindExternalismmulti-agent modelingrationalismSelf-organizationsituated cognitionsocial epistemologySpontaneous orderstigmergic epistemologyStigmergySwarm behaviorSwarm intelligence

May 10, 2014stigmergic, stigmergic cognition, stigmergy

Stigmergy in robots

Podcast with Justin Werfel talking about building termite-inspired robots. Artificial intelligencecomplexitydistributed cognitiondistributed knowledgeroboticsrobotssituated cognitionSpontaneous orderstigmergicstigmergic cognitionStigmergy

October 24, 2013stigmergic, stigmergic cognition, stigmergy

The Stigmergy Game

Here is a recent open access article I came across entitled Co-Adaptation and the Emergence of Structure. Check out their “Stigmergy Game” model. Cognitive sciencecomplexitydistributed knowledgesituated cognitionsocial epistemologySocially distributed cognitionstigmergic epistemologyStigmergy

October 10, 2013stigmergic, stigmergic cognition, stigmergy

Stigmergy, collective actions, and animal social spacing

A new paper by Giuggioli et al. in PNAS September 30, 2013 Abstract: Collective animal behavior studies have led the way in developing models that account for a large number of individuals, but mostly have considered situations in which alignment and attraction play a key role, such as in schooling and flocking. By quantifying how animals react…

August 7, 2013stigmergic, stigmergic cognition, stigmergy

Stigmergic epistemology, stigmergic cognition

Here is the intro and conclusion to Chris and my paper: To know is to cognize, to cognize is to be a culturally bounded, rationality-bounded and environmentally located agent. Knowledge and cognition are thus dual aspects of human sociality. If social epistemology has the formation, acquisition, mediation, transmission and dissemination of knowledge in complex communities of…

May 15, 2013self organizing systems, stigmergic, stigmergic cognition, stigmergy

Stigmergy and emergent behaviour

This simulation from Jean Lievens. Cognitive sciencecomplexityEmergenceExtended MindExternalismSpontaneous orderstigmergicStigmergy

April 23, 2013stigmergic, stigmergic cognition, stigmergy

Stigmergic dimensions of online creative interaction

Extracts from Jimmy’s paper: The web has experienced a recent proliferation of design expert communities in domains from software engineering (e.g. Sourceforge and Github) to art (DeviantArt and others). These communities have become hotbeds of creative interaction, with users posting their projects, closely interacting on new endeavors, and engaging in spirited discussion about their craft.…

April 10, 2013stigmergic, stigmergic cognition, stigmergy

Stigmergic self-organization and the improvisation of Ushahidi

Here are some excerpts from Janet’s fascinating paper. In late 2007 in Kenya, US educated Kenyan journalist Ory Okolloh had become one of the main sources of information about the election and the violence that broke out soon after. Because of the government‟s ban on live reporting and censorship of the mainstream media, Okolloh solicited…