Interesting, Weird or Useful Science and Technology

Sperm Whales live in tribes of 20 000 individuals

Sperm whales appear to use collective consensus to make decisions instead of having group leaders, which is interesting. And their version of democracy is no more efficient than our own, admittedly, including hour-long debates about whether they should be turning left or turning right. But that does suggest they might be closer to a “society of consent” than we humans are.