DailyDirt: Learning From Nature
from the urls-we-dig-up dept
Biology has solved a lot of problems over millions of years, so we might as well try to learn from it. Here are just a few examples of using biological systems to help improve our own technology.
- Slime mold can be used to verify the efficiency of Japan’s railroad networks. Creating a food map of Japan and letting mold grow over it sounds like a fun science project for kids! [url]
- Researchers in distributed computing problems are learning from insect nervous systems. By studying how a fruit fly develops its sensory organs, we can learn the strategies of biological evolution and apply similar techniques to technological problems. [url]
- Security software that mimics ant behavior is a project that’s been around for awhile. So the bad guys are probably already writing ant-eater malware…. [url]
- To discover more interesting biological curiosities, check out what’s currently floating around the StumbleUpon universe. [url]
By the way, StumbleUpon can recommend some good Techdirt articles, too.
Filed Under: ants, biology, computation, fruit fly, security software, slime mold
Comments on “DailyDirt: Learning From Nature”
Ya know, even though these posts don’t generate many comments, and I’m a big geek so I generally have seen the articles already, they are still pretty cool. Just the way they are related and written up is nice. And when you get one that I haven’t seen, it’s really cool!
Keep up the good work!
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Thanks, Mike42… I was wondering if anyone was reading this post. 😛