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دبرا گوردن به کاوش مورچه ها می پردازد

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با یک خاک بردار گرد و خاکی، تعدادی ماژیک علامت گذاری ژاپنی، و به همراه تعدادی دانشجو، دبرا گوردن، در جستجوی کلیدهای فهم سیستم های پیچیده، به کاوش درباره ی کلونی های مورچه ها در صحرای آریزنا می پردازد.

Over the course of years spent sucking insects from their nests, color-coding their abdomens with paint pens, and monitoring the movements of individual ants within colonies, Deborah Gordon has made surprising discoveries about the evolution of complex systems. Full bio »

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