# The science of sync

- Institution: TED
- Department: TED2004
- Speaker: Steven Strogatz
- Year: 2004
- Level: For everyone
- Language: English
- Subjects: Mathematics, Biology
- Source: [TED](https://www.ted.com/talks/steven_strogatz_the_science_of_sync)
- Licence: [CC BY-NC-ND 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/) (Non-commercial use only, and no changed versions.)
- Who can watch: Tweens profiles and older (sources give no ratings; placed by Invisible Network from the source's own words)

Mathematician Steven Strogatz shows how flocks of creatures (like birds, fireflies and fish) manage to synchronize and act as a unit -- when no one's giving orders. The powerful tendency extends into the realm of objects, too.

## Lectures

1. [The science of sync](https://invisiblenetwork.ai/learn/ted/steven_strogatz_the_science_of_sync/593b1a0eefb9), 22 min (TED's player)