A Brief Introduction to Swarm Intelligence



Intellectus (Nous)

Capacity for

  • logic
  • abstract thought
  • understanding
  • self-awareness
  • communication
  • learning
  • emotional knowledge
  • memory
  • planning
  • creativity and problem solving
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Source: Edward Grant, "Celestial Orbs in the Latin Middle Ages",
Isis, Vol. 78, No. 2. (Jun., 1987), pp. 152-173.

Intelligence in Nature

Animals • Human • Non-human - g Factor Vertabrates: Mammals, birds, reptiles, fish Cephalopods Arthropods Plants - Perception? Neuroscience and intelligence Human • Brain volume • Grey matter • White matter • Cortical thickness • Neural efficiency Primate • Brain size Brain-to-body mass ratio

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