The original self-driving world
Wood wide web and collective minds
The immature machine
Upgrading to planetary intelligence
YOUR GOAL
Master of Earth's secret operating system
007skaty Wood Wide Web
Underground we share the news (share the news!) / Passing carbon down the roots (down the roots, yeah!)
007skaty In 2010, slime mold recreated the efficiency of Tokyo's transit system using food sources as train stations.
007skaty Holographic diagrams map the climate-control channels inside a towering savanna termite mound.
007skaty Link tree roots with fungal networks to discover how forests communicate and share resources.
Fungal internet: A single teaspoon of healthy forest soil contains miles of fungal threads that connect trees into a cooperative network.
A mycorrhiza is a symbiotic association between a fungus and the roots of a vascular plant. In 1997, ecologist Suzanne Simard documented how these underground networks transfer carbon between different forest trees.
What is the scientific name for the underground fungal networks that connect forest trees?
In a famous 2010 experiment, slime mold recreated the layout of which city's transit system?
What dance do scout honeybees use to communicate the direction and distance of a potential new nest site?
What is the primary benefit that fungi receive from trees in their underground symbiotic relationship?
Which single-celled, brainless organism is famous for its ability to solve mazes and optimize networks?
What term describes how termites build complex mounds by responding to environmental cues left by others?