Slime molds look gross and... not smart, but they definitely seem to communicate and plan even without neurons. Michael explains the science behind these clever eukaryotes. For 10% off Squarespace: squarespace.com/scishow Hosted by: Michael Aranda ---------- Support SciShow by becoming a patron on Patreon: www.patreon.com/scishow ---------- Dooblydoo thanks go to the following Patreon supporters—Alexander Wadsworth, Kevin Bealer, Mark Terrio-Cameron, KatieMarie Magnone, Patrick Merrithew, Charles Southerland, Fatima Iqbal, Sultan Alkhulaifi, Tim Curwick, Scott Satovsky Jr, Philippe von Bergen, Bella Nash, Chris Peters, Patrick D. Ashmore, Piya Shedden, Charles George ---------- Looking for SciShow elsewhere on the internet? Facebook: www.facebook.com/scishow Twitter: www.twitter.com/scishow Tumblr: scishow.tumblr.com Instagram: instagram.com/thescishow ---------- Sources: www.ucmp.berkeley.edu/protista/slimemolds.html www.theatlantic.com/science/archive/2016/12/the-brainless-slime-that-can-learn-by-fusing/511295/ www.pbs.org/newshour/rundown/the-sublime-slime-mold/ www.nature.com/news/how-brainless-slime-molds-redefine-intelligence-1.11811 www.researchgate.net/publication/312167286_Direct_transfer_of_learned_behaviour_via_cell_fusion_in_non-neural_organisms science.sciencemag.org/content/327/5964/439.full pdfs.semanticscholar.org/8f6d/55e8a46fdcf117764da0d5a2a67e82c6807f.pdf rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/283/1829/20160446 rspb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/283/1845/20162382

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