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Understanding Slim Mold Learning
42:34 - 50:04 (07:29)
Slim Mold Learning encompasses its capacity to form algorithms that move across unsearched territories in search of food, and can teach other slime mold to stay away from it, even in encounters that have never been introduced to it.
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Slime mold can learn and teach other slime mold to stay away from noxious places, even when the other slime mold has never been exposed to it.
42:34 - 45:49 (03:15)
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Slime mold can learn and teach other slime mold to stay away from noxious places, even when the other slime mold has never been exposed to it. The mold moves away from harmful areas in a fan-like manner when searching for food.
ChapterUnderstanding Slim Mold Learning
EpisodeSlime Mold: 0% Mold, 100% Amazing
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Scientists have discovered that the slime mold can share and pass on memories to each other, which could help organisms harness information across generations without having to rely on DNA alterations.
45:49 - 47:36 (01:46)
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Scientists have discovered that the slime mold can share and pass on memories to each other, which could help organisms harness information across generations without having to rely on DNA alterations.
ChapterUnderstanding Slim Mold Learning
EpisodeSlime Mold: 0% Mold, 100% Amazing
PodcastStuff You Should Know
A team of astrophysicists turned to Sage Jensen and their use of slime mold algorithms to map the structure of the universe when they found themselves stumped.
47:36 - 50:04 (02:27)
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A team of astrophysicists turned to Sage Jensen and their use of slime mold algorithms to map the structure of the universe when they found themselves stumped. By mimicking the behavior of slime mold, scientists hope to better understand the invisible matter that makes up the universe's structure.