2 papers
physics.soc-ph2026
Indecision and accuracy under social information across groups sizes
Andrew M Bate, Charlie Pilgrim, Richard P. Mann
Observing the decisions and actions of others provides social information that can inform decisions such as whether to follow. We consider a model where agents simultaneously gathe…
q-bio.PE2025
Many-Eyes and Sentinels in Selfish and Cooperative Groups
Charlie Pilgrim, Andrew M Bate, Anna Sigalou +6
Collective vigilance describes how animals in groups benefit from the predator detection efforts of others. Empirical observations typically find either a many-eyes strategy with a…