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Author Topic: A video DF players might enjoy: How ants know what to do.  (Read 1284 times)

jokermatt999

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A video DF players might enjoy: How ants know what to do.
« on: May 16, 2009, 06:06:21 pm »
http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/deborah_gordon_digs_ants.html

Just watched this the other day, and immediately thought of Dwarf Fortress and its job assignments. Enjoy.
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Zai

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Re: A video DF players might enjoy: How ants know what to do.
« Reply #1 on: May 16, 2009, 10:17:20 pm »
This is great. Some of it I already knew, but the stuff I didn't definitely gave me some ideas on primitive science fiction races, and also the Antmen already in DF. Hopefully one day DF will be able to simulate this ant behavior completely.
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Re: A video DF players might enjoy: How ants know what to do.
« Reply #2 on: May 17, 2009, 12:48:50 am »
Saw it a while ago. It's a good video.

I remember being taught as a child about that hive mind bullshit and not understanding it. I was constantly questioning it until I had no choice but to accept it since no alternative explanation was offered.

Sounded to me that if ants can do that hive mind and 100% efficiency stuff, why don't scientists study it more? This shit could really improve our lives.

At least now I know the truth. Still a brilliant system of jury rigged evolution.
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