Plus Advent Calendar Door #10: The selfish herd

There are few things more impressive than a flock of starlings performing its perfectly choreographed dance in the sky. Thousands of individuals move together as if they formed a single, coordinated, fluid organism. How does each starling know where to go? And who directs the performance?

Find out how maths can explain this and other phenomena in The selfish herd.

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