PSYC 207 Collective Behavior and Decision
Making in Human and Animal Groups
Making in Human and Animal Groups
FALL 2020
MW 10:00am - 10:50am
Instructor: Amanda Chicoli
Course Description:
Facebook, Twitter and Google can tell us in advance when and where there will be a flu outbreak?
virtual ant colonies and bee swarms can help optimize the transfer of your phone calls and emails?
And did you know that you can explain all of the above and more with only a handful of simple mechanisms?
Learn about these examples and more this Fall!
MW 10:00am - 10:50am
Instructor: Amanda Chicoli
Fulfills a PSYC Theme I Requirement
Prerequisite: PSYC 100
Course Description:
Overview of the fundamental principles underlying the organization of animal societies, mathematical models describing these phenomena, and applications to human societies and decision-making. Students will engage in discussions of case studies, analyze and evaluate mathematical simulations, and apply what they have learned from animal groups to practice solving problems currently facing human society.
For example, did you know that ...
in spite of their tiny brains, ants regulate the traffic on their trails almost optimally while human beings still get stuck in traffic jams on a daily basis?
For example, did you know that ...
in spite of their tiny brains, ants regulate the traffic on their trails almost optimally while human beings still get stuck in traffic jams on a daily basis?
Facebook, Twitter and Google can tell us in advance when and where there will be a flu outbreak?
virtual ant colonies and bee swarms can help optimize the transfer of your phone calls and emails?
And did you know that you can explain all of the above and more with only a handful of simple mechanisms?
Learn about these examples and more this Fall!
