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Slime Molds and the Tokyo Railway System

4 points by beecurios 3y ago

My interest was piqued by a conversation on Joe Rogan's podcast featuring mycologist Paul Stamets and it was featured many years ago. (Sorry to find out late :D) Surprisingly, Stamets suggested that the development and refinement of Japan's train system were influenced by the patterns of slime mold. Upon hearing this, I was initially skeptical: Wait, how can this be true? Driven by curiosity, I embarked on a deeper investigation to verify the accuracy of this claim. This newsletter delves into the research of three scientists who conducted an experiment with slime mold, focusing on developing the most efficient routes for the Kanto region. The information presented here is taken from the original Japanese post authored by these researchers. Read more on https://beecurios.substack.com/p/brainless-genius-slime-molds-and

seabass-labrax 3y ago
[Show HN]?
- beecurios 3y ago
  I'm sorry can you kindly explain more? Am I missing to show something here?
  - seabass-labrax 3y ago
    Oh, it's just that on Hacker News, if a post is to let others know about a finished work of their own creation, people usually put "[Show HN]" in the title. Thus, your post would be called: > [Show HN] Slime Molds and the Tokyo Railway System It doesn't matter that much, but including "Show HN" means it will appear on https://news.ycombinator.com/show https://news.ycombinator.com/show in addition to the usual HN homepage :) Welcome to the site and thanks for the educational entrée into SI (Slime Intelligence, much better than AI in my opinion!)
pawelduda 3y ago
Great article, explains the topic in a simple, interesting way. I actually heard about it first in that episode as well, but as time went on, I became a bit skeptical, couldn't be bothered to research it further. Then forgot about it, until now. Mind blowing, how smart mold can be...
- beecurios 3y ago
  Thank you so much for this comment. This is my first post here and I wasn't sure on how it will be received from people. Feel free to check the rest of my articles on Japan here : https://beecurios.substack.com/ https://beecurios.substack.com/

4 points by beecurios 3y ago

seabass-labrax 3y ago

[Show HN]?

beecurios 3y ago
I'm sorry can you kindly explain more? Am I missing to show something here?
- seabass-labrax 3y ago
  Oh, it's just that on Hacker News, if a post is to let others know about a finished work of their own creation, people usually put "[Show HN]" in the title. Thus, your post would be called: > [Show HN] Slime Molds and the Tokyo Railway System It doesn't matter that much, but including "Show HN" means it will appear on https://news.ycombinator.com/show https://news.ycombinator.com/show in addition to the usual HN homepage :) Welcome to the site and thanks for the educational entrée into SI (Slime Intelligence, much better than AI in my opinion!)

pawelduda 3y ago

Great article, explains the topic in a simple, interesting way. I actually heard about it first in that episode as well, but as time went on, I became a bit skeptical, couldn't be bothered to research it further. Then forgot about it, until now. Mind blowing, how smart mold can be...

beecurios 3y ago
Thank you so much for this comment. This is my first post here and I wasn't sure on how it will be received from people. Feel free to check the rest of my articles on Japan here : https://beecurios.substack.com/ https://beecurios.substack.com/