The Smart Swarm

The Smart SwarmBy: Peter Miller What ants, bees, fish, and smart swarms can teach about communication, organization, and decision making. The modern world may be obsessed with speed and productivity, but twenty first century humans actually have much to learn from the ancient instincts of swarmers. A fascinating new take on collective intelligence and its colorful manifestations in some of our most complex problems, The Smart Swarm introduces a compelling new

run into petty thieves

barring Chinese immigrants from citizenship for six decades

" and spotlights former stars of the crime field—Austrian novelist Auguste Groner and prolific American Geraldine Bonner among them

His office is a customized bulletproof van

In the course of a single unforgettable week

and this time he and his classmates are visiting a big public library

And as far as Bird is concerned

sectional radicals and sectional conservatives that deepens our insight into what is still one of the most controversial periods in American history

plus an exclusive Pikachu pencil topper

Charlie didn't think Nick could ever like him back

playfully mysterious

Fear of deportation kept Sara up at night