(Just the first 8 minutes)
A beautifully elegant description, and demonstration by modeling, of how birds fly in a flock.
1) fly towards the center of all the birds
2) avoid nearby birds
3) match the speed and direction of nearby birds
His "smarter every day" videos are consistently good.
How many nearby birds does each bird align itself with and follow?
How many nearby birds does each bird align itself with and follow?
How many neighboring birds does one bird align itself with in a huge flock?
"Turns out the magic number is seven: Each bird keeps tabs on its seven closest neighbors and ignores all else."
Beautiful murmuration:
https://youtu.be/V4f_1_r80RY
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