RE: Detecting design or intent in nature
January 25, 2015 at 1:49 pm
(This post was last modified: January 25, 2015 at 1:51 pm by StuW.)
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn23...MUrq8pFAm8
Also, if you take a bucket or container full of water and scatter things such as dust or petals on the surface they tend to clump together like a swarm or flock.
Quote: Birds of a feather flock together and now so do brainless, inanimate blobs. Made of microscopic particles, the artificial swarms could shed light on the mysterious mechanisms behind the natural swarming seen in fish and birds. They might also lead to materials with novel properties like self-healing.
Also, if you take a bucket or container full of water and scatter things such as dust or petals on the surface they tend to clump together like a swarm or flock.