The Mind-Blowing World of Emergent Behaviour

Decoding nature’s hidden choreography!

Emergent behaviour (murmuration) in a bird-flock — Illustrative art created by the author

Picture this: You are at a park, enjoying a lovely sunny day. A huge flock of hundred or so birds swoops overhead, moving gracefully in unison. The birds change direction together, never crashing into one another, like a well-choreographed dance troupe. “How do they do that?” you wonder, as you watch the mesmerising…