researchers in Japan did this super cool
researchers in Japan did this super cool
researchers in Japan did this super cool
experiment they wanted to see if fungi
experiment they wanted to see if fungi
experiment they wanted to see if fungi
could help engineers to create more
could help engineers to create more
could help engineers to create more
efficient transport networks so they
efficient transport networks so they
efficient transport networks so they
laid out oatmeal on a petri dish
laid out oatmeal on a petri dish
laid out oatmeal on a petri dish
corresponding to the cities of the Tokyo
corresponding to the cities of the Tokyo
corresponding to the cities of the Tokyo
metropolitan area and they introduced a
metropolitan area and they introduced a
metropolitan area and they introduced a
slime mold whose favoriteest food ever
slime mold whose favoriteest food ever
slime mold whose favoriteest food ever
is oatmeal and the fungus rapidly went
is oatmeal and the fungus rapidly went
is oatmeal and the fungus rapidly went
through a process of self-optimization
through a process of self-optimization
through a process of self-optimization
to find the most efficient links between
to find the most efficient links between
to find the most efficient links between
its favorest ever food source and in a
its favorest ever food source and in a
its favorest ever food source and in a
matter of hours it would recreate
matter of hours it would recreate
matter of hours it would recreate
largely the existing railway map of the
largely the existing railway map of the
largely the existing railway map of the
Tokyo metropolitan area a process that
Tokyo metropolitan area a process that
Tokyo metropolitan area a process that
took engineers decades to actually
took engineers decades to actually
took engineers decades to actually
produce and this convinced me and other
produce and this convinced me and other
produce and this convinced me and other
scientists that maybe fungi could have
scientists that maybe fungi could have
scientists that maybe fungi could have
practical applications to help solve
practical applications to help solve
practical applications to help solve
some of our human challenges in ways
some of our human challenges in ways
some of our human challenges in ways
that are quick and efficient and perhaps
that are quick and efficient and perhaps
that are quick and efficient and perhaps
even more imaginative than we could do
even more imaginative than we could do
even more imaginative than we could do
with all of our brains put together