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What makes ant colonies robust?
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What makes ant colonies robust?

Simplifying Complexity · Sean Brady from Brady Heywood

November 14, 202224m 31s

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Show Notes

In our last episode with Tyler Marghetis, we learnt about how a complex system can tip from one state into another. But what happens when systems don't tip or fail? What makes a system robust?

In today's episode, we're talking with Karoline Wiesner, a Professor of Complexity Science in the Department of Physics and Astronomy at the University of Potsdam, Germany. She breaks down the characteristics of a robust system, through the context of an incredibly robust complex system — the ant colony.

 

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