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How do schools of fish swim in harmony?

Nathan S. Jacobs · TED

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How do schools of fish swim in harmony? How do the tiny cells in your brain give rise to the complex thoughts, memories, and consciousness that are you? Oddly enough, those questions have the same general answer. Nathan S. Jacobs explains the concept of emergence, the spontaneous creation of sophisticated behaviors and functions from large groups of simple elements. [Directed by Lisa LaBracio, narrated by Addison Anderson, music by Wonder Boy Audio].

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Institution
TED
Department
TED-Ed
Speaker
Nathan S. Jacobs
Year
2016
Level
For everyone
Language
English
Subjects
Psychology and the brain
Source
TED
Licence
CC BY-NC-ND 4.0, as TED states it. Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions. TED's terms
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