Search Results for author: Colin R. Twomey

Found 2 papers, 2 papers with code

Historical constraints on the evolution of efficient color naming

1 code implementation7 May 2023 Colin R. Twomey, David H. Brainard, Joshua B. Plotkin

Color naming in natural languages is not arbitrary: it reflects efficient partitions of perceptual color space modulated by the relative needs to communicate about different colors.

Whirligig Beetles as Corralled Active Brownian Particles

1 code implementation7 Apr 2021 Harvey L. Devereux, Colin R. Twomey, Matthew S. Turner, Shashi Thutupalli

We study the collective dynamics of groups of whirligig beetles Dineutus discolor (Coleoptera: Gyrinidae) swimming freely on the surface of water.

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