http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/01/viruses-hive-intelligence-focus-attack/ The official Derren Brown Blog Mon, 07 May 2012 09:24:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/01/viruses-hive-intelligence-focus-attack/#comment-50730 John V. Keogh Fri, 22 Jan 2010 14:02:12 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=9463#comment-50730 Viruses are not alive, they will only inject their RNA into a suitable cell. They have no minds, let alone a gestalt! Viruses are not alive, they will only inject their RNA into a suitable cell. They have no minds, let alone a gestalt!

]]> http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/2010/01/viruses-hive-intelligence-focus-attack/#comment-50720 Simon Williams Fri, 22 Jan 2010 11:59:48 +0000 http://derrenbrown.co.uk/blog/?p=9463#comment-50720 I don't see why this action suggests a virus 'hive intelligence'? Surely a simpler mechanism would be that a passing virus responds to a flag within an infected cell, set up by the original infector of that cell. I don’t see why this action suggests a virus ‘hive intelligence’? Surely a simpler mechanism would be that a passing virus responds to a flag within an infected cell, set up by the original infector of that cell.

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