Simplifying Complexity How do fireflies synchronise?
Aug 21, 2023
Orit Peleg, an Associate Professor at the University of Colorado, Boulder, talks about the synchronization of fireflies. She explains the process of studying firefly swarms, how even a small amount of coupling can lead to synchronization, and the potential applications in programming synchronized behaviors in swarms of robots.
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Introduction
00:00 • 2min
Firefly Synchronization and Field Work Challenges
02:22 • 6min
Capturing Firefly Flashes and Creating a Controlled Environment
08:46 • 2min
Understanding Firefly Synchronization
11:12 • 8min
Exploring Synchronization in Fireflies and Other Biological Systems
19:06 • 4min
Self-Organization and Synchronization in Distributed Systems
23:29 • 2min