Max Wolf
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Max Wolf has an interdisciplinary background including economics, biology and cognitive sciences. His research brings together theoretical and computational approaches to behavior and decision making with experimental work in fish and humans.
Projects
Max Wolf is member of:
• Project 21: Developing exploration behavior
• Project 58: From exploring basic maze elements to algorithmic rules for the escape room
• Project 58: From exploring basic maze elements to algorithmic rules for the escape room
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Información – August 2025 - Inteligencia colectiva: los bancos de peces más grandes toman decisiones más rápidas y precisas para escapar de los depredadores
Daum – August 2025 - [동물do감] 더 많이 뭉칠수록 천적에 강해지는 물고기 떼
Donga Science – August 2025 - [동물do감] 더 많이 뭉칠수록 천적에 강해지는 물고기 떼
Info Bae – August 2025 - La sorprendente inteligencia colectiva de los peces: así esquivan ataques en grupo sin fallar
Haaretz – August 2025 - מיקומך באתר מדעביולוגיה לא טוב היות הדג לבדו: ככל שלהקת דגים גדולה יותר, כך משתפרת התמודדותה עם טורפים
Wildes Bayern – August 2025 - Gemeinsam klüger: Große Fischschwärme treffen bessere Entscheidungen
Klaus Sedlacek – August 2025 - Kollektive Intelligenz im Wasser: Wie große Fischschwärme effektivere Entscheidungen treffen
Biermann Medizin – August 2025 - Kollektive Kognition: Große Fischschwärme treffen bessere Entscheidungen
Das Gas- und Wasserfach (GWF) / Wasser + Abwasser – August 2025 - Gemeinsam klüger: Große Fischschwärme treffen bessere Entscheidungen
Mirage News – August 2025 - Better Together: Bigger Fish Shoals Make Smarter Moves
Fisch und Fang – August 2025 - Fischschwärme: Gemeinsam klüger
MSN – August 2025 - Fish shoals make faster, more accurate predator-escape decisions
Verband Biologie, Biowissenschaften & Biomedizin Deutschland (VBio) – August 2025 - Gemeinsam klüger: Große Fischschwärme treffen bessere Entscheidungen
SSBCracK Defence, Science & Technology News – August 2025 - Study finds bigger fish shoals make faster, more accurate predator-escape decision
Innovations Report – August 2025 - Gemeinsam Klüger: Neue Erkenntnisse Zu Fischschwarm-Entscheidungen
Mundiario – August 2025 - Inteligencia colectiva: cómo los grandes bancos de peces toman mejores decisiones y más rápido
Leibniz Forschungsverbund Berlin e.V. (FVB) – July 2025 - Weniger Fakenews: Größere Fischschwärme treffen bessere und schnellere Entscheidungen
myScience – July 2025 - Gemeinsam klüger: Große Fischschwärme treffen bessere Entscheidungen
Vet Magazin – July 2025 - Gemeinsam klüger: Große Fischschwärme treffen bessere Entscheidungen
Juraforum – July 2025 - Gemeinsam klüger: Große Fischschwärme treffen bessere Entscheidungen
Aktuell24 – July 2025 - Gemeinsam klüger: Große Fischschwärme treffen bessere Entscheidungen
Phys.org – July 2025 - Better together: Study finds bigger fish shoals make faster, more accurate predator-escape decisions
Bernstein Network – July 2025 - Smarter together: Large shoals of fish make better decisions
Rutab – July 2025 - Исследование: крупные стаи рыб принимают более быстрые и точные решения при угрозе хищников Rutab.net
Evangelische Zeitung – July 2025 - Studie: Große Fischschwärme treffen klügere Entscheidungen
Science Online – July 2025 - Gemeinsam klüger: Große Fischschwärme treffen bessere Entscheidungen
Humboldt-Universität Berlin – July 2025 - Gemeinsam klüger: Große Fischschwärme treffen bessere Entscheidungen
