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Research Salon with Rafael Fernández | The Swarm and the Formation

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Rafael Fernández presents research on swarms and formation, arguing that the absence of protocols—not just their presence—is key to understanding swarm behavior. His project emerged from practical experience running Folklore, a decentralized curation collective, and explores how swarms differ fundamentally from crowds and organized entities through the lens of protocol theory.

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