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KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months agobecause humans invent things from scratch that nature has already created and optimzed, it’s why we’re seeing a lot of optimizations on current tech that comes from nature itself.
It’s a really weird problem to have.
LordGimp@lemm.ee 3 months ago
Go find that video of a slime mold optimizing Japan’s rail system by finding oats in a maze
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
isn’t this similar to or equivalent in concept to letting water pathfind through a maze for example?
LordGimp@lemm.ee 3 months ago
No. The slime mold doesn’t just solve the maze. It figures out the optimal path and grows only where it needs to reach the goal. It’s a fascinating thing to watch in time-lapse. The “water in a maze” idea is that if it fills every passage, the only drain would be the exit.
KillingTimeItself@lemmy.dbzer0.com 3 months ago
obviously, but the flow path of the water is going to be a direct path to the end of the maze also. You just have to wait for it to fill up first lol.