House hunting honey bees: speed-accuracy trade-offs in collective decision-making

这个项目将揭示集体决策中在速度和准确性之间权衡的机制。我们将研究两种蜜蜂，它们在决定新家时，速度和准确性的相对重要性不同。自然选择在这两个物种中塑造了不同的决策过程，一个有利于速度，另一个有利于准确性。我们将利用蜜蜂进化出的自然智慧来设计集体决策的新数学模型。这些可用于创建对任何大型组织都有用的高效决策工具。

This project will uncover the mechanisms that underlie the trade-off between speed and accuracy in collective decision-making. We will study two species of honey bee that differ in the relative importance of speed and accuracy when deciding on a new home. Natural selection has shaped the decision-making process differently in the two species, one favouring speed, the other accuracy. We will use the natural wisdom evolved by the bees to design new mathematical models of collective decision-making. These can be applied to create efficient decision-making tools that will be useful for any large organization.