- Social insects inspire human design
C. Tate Holbrook*, Rebecca M. Clark, Dani Moore, Rick P. Overson, Clint A. Penick and Adrian A. Smith
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Author Affiliations
School of Life Sciences, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ 85287-4601, USA
*Author for correspondence (ctholbrook@asu.edu).
Abstract
The international conference ‘Social Biomimicry: Insect Societies and Human Design’, hosted by Arizona State University, USA, 18–20 February 2010, explored how the collective behaviour and nest architecture of social insects can inspire innovative and effective solutions to human design challenges. It brought together biologists, designers, engineers, computer scientists, architects and businesspeople, with the dual aims of enriching biology and advancing biomimetic design.
biomimetics biomimicry nest architecture social insects swarm intelligence
Footnotes
Received March 19, 2010.
Accepted March 24, 2010.
© 2010 The Royal Society
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NOTA CAUSTICANTE DESTE BLOGGER:
Quem foi mesmo que disse que a biologia é o estudo das coisas complexas que dão a impressão de ter design intencional, mas é ilusão? Gente, eu acho que vocês são telepatas: Richard Dawkins, O relojoeiro cego, p. 18.
Por que procurar design na natureza se os mandarins da Nomenklatura científica dizem que o Design Inteligente é ilusão, pseudociência y otras cositas mais?
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