The Genius of Pinheads: When Little Brains Rule​

In Scientific American, Erik Vance reports on how the tiny brain of the orb weaver spider — a creature that weighs between .005 milligrams and three grams — is just as adept at complex tasks as exponentially larger spiders. This “brain miniaturization” “may hold clues to innovative design strategies that engineers might incorporate in future generations of computers.”

Author: Erik Vance
Published: Mar 28, 2017
Length: 8 minutes (2,013 words)
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