Computer model of slime mould on map of Toronto subway (IMAGE)

University of Toronto Faculty of Applied Science & Engineering

Computer model of slime mould on map of Toronto subway

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Left: A map of Toronto showing 17 of the TTC’s 75 stations. Right: A sample network connecting those 17 nodes, created by a computer model of a slime mould, Physarum polycephalum.

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Images courtesy: Raphael Kay

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