Zero Hedge/MacroOps/2-06-2022
“One of the coolest things to watch in nature is a Starling murmuration. Starlings — which are small and not particularly intelligent birds — are somehow able to form these amazingly complex and beautiful airborne systems that are capable of extremely intricate flight patterns which shift and shape with near-instantaneous coordination. They do this apparently in response to threats; to thwart off and confuse predators. I’m fascinated by systems that display emergent properties such as murmurations. Where a network operating off simple behavioral rules can emerge complex, seemingly intelligent, behavior.”
USAGOLD note: A fascinating article … and the photo of starlings grouping themselves into the image of a gigantic bird is worth the visit alone. The comments section is an added bonus.…
