Introduction (Collective behaviour and intelligence seminar series)

Moussaid, M., Garnier, S., Theraulaz, G., & Helbing, D. (2009)
Collective Information Processing and Pattern Formation in Swarms, Flocks, and Crowds
Topics in Cognitive Science, 1(3), 469–497

The goal of the Collective Behaviour and Intelligence seminar series is to explore the phenomena of collective behaviour and intelligence, the mechanisms underlying them and their consequences, through reading and discussion of classic and current literature. These phenomena are of interest to a wide variety of disciplines and include many different systems at various scales of organisation. To cast a wide net and engage participants from different disciplines, we will review theoretical, modelling and empirical studies on various systems, using animal collective behaviour as a point of departure but also exploring human societies and their collective dynamics, as well as other systems where collective behaviour can be found.