Right! The Arizona ants have become expert maze runners by negotiating three different mazes. This gives them a decided advantage when faced with an unknown maze. Return to article

Right! The M.I.T. ants cut their teeth (pincers?) against this maze. They have it memorized and could run through it with one antennae tied behind their backs. Return to article

Wrong! The M.I.T. ants became experts at running their maze. They have no experience against new mazes. Return to article

As many of you know, I am deeply involved in artificial intelligence research. In 1995, a friend related a story he had read in a book about artificial life. Let me relate that story to you as I remembered it at the time. [The punch line here is that when I read the book myself […]