The Symphony of Flocks: Collective Behaviour in Birds - Professor Steve Portugal

The Music of Many – Rhythm and Synchrony in Animal Collectives 🐦🎶

Join Professor Iain Couzin for a fascinating exploration of how animals coordinate in groups — from flocking birds to schooling fish. Discover how rhythm, timing, and simple local rules allow individuals to create complex, synchronised patterns without any leader. This talk reveals how collective behaviour emerges, adapts, and responds to change, offering insights into one of nature’s most elegant organising principles.

What to expect:

• 🐟 Insights into how animals move, decide, and communicate in groups
• 🔬 Cutting‑edge research from the Max Planck Institute of Animal Behaviour
• 🏛 A live science talk blending biology, physics, and collective dynamics