Japanese tree frogs follow a mating ritual that is so strange and beautiful that studying them may give rise to a new kind of science.
A Storm of Oscillators
Maxwell-Boltzmann in the Mosh Pit
You must have observed a flock of birds or a school of fish form wonderful patterns. The entire group behaves like one big organism. Have you ever wondered if humans behave similarly when many of them get together? Are there similarities between violent mobs or cheering crowds and a herd of sheep or a flock of birds? Today’s paper studies human behaviour in one such form of gathering – A mosh pit!
