Speaker:  Professor Jasper Weinburd

Topic: Working Together Without a Leader
 
Abstract:  Bees all work together by communicating and obeying the orders of the Queen. Other animals gather in swarms, flocks, or schools and move in complicated ways without any leader at all. In a school of fish, each one is identical and they all follow the same simple rules. Yet they still manage to form tight bait balls and make sharp turns in unison. So a school of fish is more than just a group of fish; it is greater than the sum of its parts. In this workshop, we'll investigate this deep mathematical idea by thinking about groups of animals. (video showcasing this topic - https://youtu.be/15B8qN9dre4?t=56)
 
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