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# The Intelligence Test Where Ants Beat Humans
- URL: https://www.cascadepbs.org/show/its-okay-be-smart/episode/the-intelligence-test-where-ants-beat-humans-u2cxih/
- Published: 2026-02-06T17:15:23.000Z
- Updated: 2026-02-06T17:30:14.000Z
- Description: How thousands of tiny brains, obeying simple rules, solve problems no individual can understand.
- Author: Cascade PBS Staff
- Tags: Be Smart, Season 13, Episode 17, #ZZZ_Episode_81c76dd9-f420-40d1-9ee6-1eff5591683a, #episode, #ZZZ_Show_dc38a6e9-266e-43c1-b647-45e7445fad27, #v1.16

Ant bridges, bee hives and bird flocks all show how intelligent behavior can emerge to solve impossible tasks, with no individual directing traffic. Let’s trace the history of swarm intelligence research, from Aristotle to modern computer modeling.