Sunday, December 2, 3pm, Ohio Union [U.S. Bank Conference Theater], 1739 N. High St.

What can explain the stunning behavior of flocking birds, schooling fish, and swarming honeybees? How do performance instructions shape collaborative improvisation when dancers make choices on the fly? How should we design decision-making for a team of robots to perform environmental monitoring and search and rescue? Princeton University’s Naomi Ehrich Leonard presents a unifying framework to explore the dynamics of groups.

Science Sundays is a free public lecture series offered and supported by The Ohio State University College of Arts and Sciences and its sponsoring science centers. Speakers are leading experts in their fields dedicated to making their work interesting and accessible for audiences of all ages and backgrounds. Science Sundays brings leading-edge work directly to the public with lectures covering diverse topics in science, arts and technology that touch our everyday lives.

Each lecture is 3-4pm at the Ohio Union U.S. Bank Conference Theatre, followed by a free, informal reception, 4-5pm, at the Ohio Staters Traditions Room in the Ohio Union.