The Genius of Swarms

Although individual animals in a swarm don't seem very intelligent, the swarm itself can do quite ................ tasks.

• conflict

• intelligent

• complicated

When piegeons fly as a group, they use swarm intelligence. The ..................... between the birds ensures that they rarely crash into each other.

• interaction

• conflict

• location

Some people think that using swarm intelligence to make decisions will reduce .................... This is because no one individual makes the decisions.

• location

• interaction

• conflict

The restaurant was never busy, so the owners decided to move it to a new................. closer to the center of the city.

• location

• suitable

• interaction

Many people feel uncomfortable when they have to move in tightly packed groups. On the other hand, many insects stay very ................. together in order to survive.

• suitable

• close

• location

Human groups, especially groups of children, usually work better together when someone is in...............

• a key component

• search of

• charge

If all the people in a community.................., their lives will be more pleasant and cheerful.

• are close together

• follow the rules

• solve a problem

• are in charge

Many organizations are using the internet to get large numbers of people to exchange ideas in order to................. a problem. This is called crowdsourcing.

• solve

• be in search of

• follow the rules of

A key ........................... of group decision-making is discussing all of the possible results of the decision with the group members.

• location

• component

• intelligence

When bees go in.................... a new home, they often send scouts to go ahead of the group to find a good location.

• search of

• charge of

• location