Short 12: Ants vs Spider

Ants vs. Spiders highlight the way that some orga…

An episode of the Public Problems podcast, hosted by Justin Bullock, titled "Short 12: Ants vs Spider" was published on August 16, 2021 and runs 0 minutes.

August 16, 2021 ·0m · Public Problems

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Ants vs. Spiders highlight the way that some organisms favor individual behavior whereas others are more dominated by group behaviors. This is phenomenon used by Tim Urban in The Story of Us. Check out the full story here: https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/08/story-of-us.html And a longer discussion of the Ants vs. Spider phenomenon and other related ideas here: https://youtu.be/Plgk6eUPnpU For more information on Public Problems with Justin Bullock: Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnaam5TsjklCDPxu26L-S4g Like the Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/PublicProblemsPodcast Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JustinBullock Personal Website: https://www.justinbullock.org/

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Ants vs. Spiders highlight the way that some organisms favor individual behavior whereas others are more dominated by group behaviors. This is phenomenon used by Tim Urban in The Story of Us. Check out the full story here: https://waitbutwhy.com/2019/08/story-of-us.html And a longer discussion of the Ants vs. Spider phenomenon and other related ideas here: https://youtu.be/Plgk6eUPnpU For more information on Public Problems with Justin Bullock: Subscribe on Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCnaam5TsjklCDPxu26L-S4g Like the Facebook Fan Page: https://www.facebook.com/PublicProblemsPodcast Support on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/JustinBullock Personal Website: https://www.justinbullock.org/

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