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An ant mill is an observed phenomenon in which a group of army ants, separated from the main foraging party, lose the pheromone track and begin to follow one another, forming a continuously rotating circle.

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[–] [email protected] 21 points 3 days ago (1 children)

This happens sometimes with (human) business and econ majors in groups

[–] [email protected] 13 points 3 days ago (1 children)

yes, the "see also" section makes clear that we're really not better than the ants in this regard!

[–] [email protected] 9 points 3 days ago

Thank you for pointing that out. Amazing.

  • Feedback loop – Process where information about current status is used to influence future status
  • Information cascade – Behavioral phenomenon
  • Rat king – Collection of intertwined rats
  • Stigmergy – Social network mechanism of indirect coordination
  • The blind leading the blind – Idiom and metaphor in the form of a parallel phrase
  • Woozle effect – False credibility due to quantity of citations
[–] [email protected] 8 points 3 days ago

Damn, that's one hell of a moshpit.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 days ago

Collective behavior leads to both collective intelligence and collective stupidity.
This also applies to artificial intelligence (artificial neurons) and biological neurons.