Written by Simon Garnier on February 20, 2010 – 5:06 pm
To be published in New Scientist on February 22, this article by Philip Ball (well known for his books about science and culture) speaks about the principles underlying nest construction in insects and how they can be a source of inspiration in modern architecture. This article follows a recent workshop on this subject ("From Insect [...]
Written by Simon Garnier on February 9, 2010 – 2:06 pm
This year, the ASAB Easter meeting will be hosted by the School of Psychology at University of Exeter and will focus on “Animal societies from genes to populations”. It will consist of talks about up-to-date techniques, methods and approaches used in the study of social behaviour. This meeting is aimed at PhD students and early postdocs.
The first day [...]
Written by Simon Garnier on December 9, 2009 – 1:53 pm
A short post to welcome a new blog about collective behavior: "Collective Behavior: From Cells to Animals to Us". This brand new website is run by three young leaders in the field of collective behavior: David Sumpter, Audrey Dussutour and Iain Couzin. This blog aims at sharing news, ideas and information about research on behavior of groups, and [...]