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From the individual to the group

B. Many intelligences, one goal

Swarm intelligence

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Ants vs Humans

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Fun Fact: The birth of language

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Fun Fact: Is language uniquely human?

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Sources and further reading

Suggested readings:

  • Robin Dunbar, Dalla Nascita del Linguaggio alla Babele delle Lingue, Longanesi, 1998
  • Daniel Kahneman, Olivier Sibony, Cass R. Sunstein, Rumore, 2021

Scientific articles:

  • T. Dreyer, A. Haluts, A. Korman, N. Gov, E. Fonio, & O. Feinerman, Comparing cooperative geometric puzzle solving in ants versus humans, PNAS. U.S.A. 122 (1), 2025.
  • Steven Pinker, The cognitive niche: Coevolution of intelligence, sociality, and language, PNAS. U.S.A. 107(2): 8993 – 8999, 2010
  • Francis Galton, Vox populi, Nature, vol. 75, pag. 450-451, 1907
  • Garnier et al., The biological principles of swarm intelligence, Swarm Intelligence: Volume 1, pag. 3-31, 2007

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