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Albert Kao on Animal Sociality & Collective Computation

COMPLEXITY

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The Evolutionary Advantage of Stalemates in Collective Decision-Making

This chapter examines how stalemates in decision-making can provide evolutionary advantages for social organisms. By preventing hasty collective decisions, these stalemates can lead to more favorable outcomes in critical situations.

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