Science Café Cleveland presents
"Moving as with one mind: Mathematical models for collective animal behavior"
FEBRUARY 10, 2014
FEATURING:
Alethea Barbaro, Ph.D.
Assistant Professor of Mathematics
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EVENT INFORMATION:
If you have ever watched a flock of birds in the night sky or a school of fish in the ocean, you may have observed them all suddenly change direction in the identical way, almost as if they are a single organism or share a single mind. Have you wondered how they could possibly orchestrate such a complex and beautiful movement seemingly without the kind of planning or rehearsal that we would think would normally be required to carry out such a maneuver?
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This extraordinary behavior is part of an entire spectrum of collective behavior in the animal kingdom. Mathematicians studying this phenomenon have dubbed it "flocking" or "swarming" and are interested in听answering how and why such movements happen. This talk aims to get you thinking about how simple behavioral rules for an individual can give rise to complex and majestic dynamics when many organisms move together.
ARTICLES/LINKS OF INFORMATION:
Iain D. Coudzin, et al. (2002).听Collective Memory and Spatial Sorting in Animal Groups.听Journal of Theoretical Biology, 218:1-11.
Alethea Barbaro, et al. (2009).听Modelling and simulations of the migration of pelagic fish.听ICES Journal of Marine Science Advance Access.
R. A. Hegemann, et听al.,听Geographical influences of an emerging network of gang rivalries,听Physica A听(2011), doi: 10.1016/j.physa.2011.05.04. In press.
EVENT DETAILS:
WHERE:听
(Located at 1947 West 25th Street next to the West Side Market, Cleveland, Ohio)
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WHEN:听February 10, 2014
Discussion starts around 7:00 p.m.
*Please Note* A few of our cafes have approached capacity and/or standing room only. If you want to be 100% sure to get in and get a good seat, you might want to arrive a bit early.
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WHO:听Sponsored by 黑料吃瓜网 chapter of Sigma Xi, WCPN
ideastream, and the Market Garden Brewery
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Click here to download a pdf听flyer of the event
