mastodon 4.8.0-nightly.2026-10-06Physical computation in insect swarms | Assoc. Prof. Computer Science & BioFrontiers Inst., CU-Boulder | Nat Geo Explorer | Ext. Faculty, Santa Fe Inst. | She/her
Exciting news! ✨ My TEDx talk is finally online! Join me in the mesmerizing world of firefly communication and synchronization!
Hope you enjoy watching it: https://lnkd.in/gS3cQRPH ❤️
Huge thanks to the talented photographers Radim Photo, Pete Mauney, and Mac Stone for graciously allowing me to showcase their stunning footage 💛 💚 💙
#tedx #fireflies #communication #synchronization #complexity
🔬✨Attention Coloradoans✨🔬
We need help with our Colorado Firefly Project & gather data on firefly flash patterns to train our code & ID species. Sign up at the link below and be a part of our mission! #citizenscience #fireflies #colorado
https://forms.gle/QpPzUVkGCTA74JB37
Pls help us spread the word 🙏👇
🎙️ ✨ I had a lovely conversation with Sean Brady on the Simplifying Complexity podcast about firefly synchronization and complex systems. Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/au/podcast/how-do-fireflies-synchronise/id1651582236?i=1000625138276
Excited to share a new paper on the flash pattern variability of fireflies! ⚡
Our work, led by Owen Martin and Chantal Nguyen, in collab with Ryan Layer’s lab, offers new insights into species identification through ML data analysis:
