Quote by Lewis Thomas

I won't compare ants and people, but ants give us a useful model of how single members of a community can become so organized that they end up resembling, in effect, one big collective brain. Our own exploding population and communication technology are leading us that way.

I won't compare ants and people, but ants give us a useful m

Summary

This quote highlights the idea that ants, although different from humans, provide an insightful example of how individuals within a community can organize themselves to function as a collective entity. It suggests that with our growing population and advancements in communication technology, humans may also be heading towards a similar level of organization where our collective intelligence and actions resemble that of a unified "brain."

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Communication

By Lewis Thomas

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