Inclusive fitness theory, summarised in Hamilton's rule, is a dominant explanation for the
evolution of social behaviour. A parallel thread of evolutionary theory holds that selection …

Autonomous robots are expected to perform a wide range of sophisticated tasks in complex,
unknown environments. However, available onboard computing capabilities and algorithms …

Animals (including humans) often face circumstances in which the best choice of action is
not certain. Environmental cues may be ambiguous, and choices may be risky. This paper …

Arising from MA Nowak, CE Tarnita & EO Wilson Nature466, 1057–1062 (2010)10.1038/nature09205
; Nowak et al. reply Nowak et al. argue that inclusive fitness theory has been of …

Honeybee swarms and complex brains show many parallels in how they make decisions. In
both, separate populations of units (bees or neurons) integrate noisy evidence for …

The problem of how to compromise between speed and accuracy in decision-making faces
organisms at many levels of biological complexity. Striking parallels are evident between …

To effectively perform collective monitoring of dynamic environments, a robot swarm needs
to adapt to changes by processing the latest information and discarding outdated beliefs. We …

We present a dynamical systems analysis of a decision-making mechanism inspired by
collective choice in house-hunting honeybee swarms, revealing the crucial role of cross-…

Empirical findings suggest that the mammalian brain has two decision-making systems that
act at different speeds. We represent the faster system using standard signal detection theory…

Several recent studies hint at shared patterns in decision-making between taxonomically
distant organisms, yet few studies demonstrate and dissect mechanisms of decision-making in …