In this episode, hosts Mark Schulz and Alison Hager discuss the noun “construction.”
ReNouned is a podcast for the curious. We dust off the commonplace to look for shiny new relevance as we challenge ourselves to think critically about the objects that surround us. How do they echo humanity’s past, reflect the present, or foreshadow the future?
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STUFF TO CHECK OUT FROM THIS EPISODE
Things to read:
Some We Love, Some We Hate, Some We Eat: Why It's So Hard to Think Straight About Animals. Herzog, Hal.
Never Let Me Go. Ishiguro, Kazuo
The Poisonwood Bible. Kingsolver, Barbara.
Things to watch:
Army Ant Bridge on YouTube
Army Ants Build Bridge to Invade Wasp Nest on YouTube
Never Let Me Go
Swarm Robotics - From Local Rules to Global Behaviors on YouTube
Vacuuming Up Army Ants for Science! On YouTube
What Are Robotic Swarms? An Overview on YouTube
OTHER WORKS CITED
De la Torre, Ignacio, McHenry, Lindsay and Njau, Jackson et al. “The Origins of the Acheulean at Olduvai Gorge (Tanzania): A New Paleoanthropological Project in East Africa.” Archaeology International. Vol. 15(1):89-98.
Graham, Jason M., Kao, Albert B., Wilhelm, Dylana A., Garnier, Simon. “Optimal Construction of Army Ant Living Bridges.” Preprint submitted to Journal of Theoretical Biology. March 14, 2017. bioRxiv