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483. What’s Wrong With Shortcuts?

Freakonomics Radio

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How to Find the Short Cut

The honey bee finds the best way to make its hive by making hexagonal cells. Light is a great example of nature finding the short cut. slime moulds are incredibly clever at eventually finding these efficient paths to food and things. The same with ant colonies.

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