To prove his contention, he and his colleagues set about building a circuit that would, like the slime mould, learn and predict future signals.

为证明他的论点，他和他的同事试图建造一个像黏菌一样工作的电路，能够学习并预测未来的信号。

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In the experiment, cities were represented by porridge oats that were linked to one another as the slime mould grew.

在这个实验中，当黏菌生长时，麦片代表的城市被一个接一个地连接起来。

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At room temperature, the slime mould moves at a slothful rate of about a centimetre per hour, but you can speed this movement up by giving the mould a blast of warm, moist air.

在室温下，这种黏菌以极慢的速度移动，大概1厘米每小时，但是你可以给它一鼓温暖潮湿的空气来加快它的速度。

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