Slime mold approximates Tokyo's railway network
Harvard Magazine · Demo · 1 min · 2010 · YouTube title: Slime mold form a map of the Tokyo-area railway system
Why it's here
Referenced as a vivid illustration of explore-then-exploit optimization and decentralized network design.
What it covers
A one-minute clip of slime mold placed on a map with food at the cities around Tokyo, growing a network that approximates the Tokyo-area railway system.