00:00What if I told you there's a creature that can solve mazes, learn, and make decisions, all without a brain?
00:10No, it's not your ex, it's slime mold.
00:15This bizarre yellowish blob looks like something out of a sci-fi movie, but it's 100% real and lives right here on Earth.
00:27Slime mold is a single-celled organism, yet it can form a massive interconnected network.
00:36Researchers put one in a maze with oatmeal at two different exits.
00:43The slime mold didn't just wander around, it stretched itself out, found the shortest path to the food, and then retracted all the dead ends.
00:54It basically optimized its own body to create the most efficient food delivery highway.
01:02It can even remember where it's been.
01:06So next time you can't decide what to have for dinner, just remember a brainless blob of slime might be better at making choices than you are.
01:18Science is wild, right?
01:21Science is wild, right?
01:23Science is wild, right?
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