What ants teach us about the brain, cancer and the Internet Deborah Gordon

Ecologist Deborah Gordon studies ants wherever she can find them -- in the desert, in the tropics, in her kitchen ... In this fascinating talk, she explains her obsession with insects most of us would happily swat away without a second thought. She argues that ant life provides a useful model for learning about many other topics, including disease, technology and the human brain.

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What ants teach us about the brain, cancer and the Internet Deborah Gordon is an episode from TEDTalks Образование by TED.

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This episode was published on May 13, 2014.

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