Slime mold was grown on an agar gel plate shaped like America and food sources were placed where America’s large cities are.
The result? A possible look at how to best build public transportation.
I just really like the idea of slime mold on a map of the US. It’s beautiful.
I’m—
holy shit
I have a raging science ladyboner right now.
I’d love if we could do it on a state-by-state basis.
That same slime mold once affirmed that the Tokyo subway is pretty well-designed.
Using slime molds as a calculator.
Using slime molds as a calculator.
Using slime molds as a calculator.
Natural computation: it’s a thing, and it’s awesome. What is the universe but a really, really complicated computer?
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