#slimemold#pathfinding#naturalcomputing
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An explanation of how slime mold can solve complex pathfinding problems and optimize networks without a brain.
Produced for NOVA and Scientific American by Anna Rothschild and Ferris Jabr Written by Anna Rothschild and Ferris Jabr Animated and Edited by Anna Rothschild Production Help from Allison Eck Original Footage ©WGBH Educational Foundation 2012 MEDIA CREDITS (Trans-Canadian Slimeways video) Courtesy Professor Andrew Adamatzky, UWE, Bristol (slime in petri dish) Courtesy Audrey DussutourWhat people say. Recommended as an illustration of natural pathfinding algorithms in action.
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