The idea of a creature made of slime in a video game is nothing. In most instances, though, they find themselves on the getting-their-butt-kicked side of things (do they even have butts?) like the ...

Being compared to a blob-like, single-celled organism in terms of decision-making prowess might sound unflattering at first, but bear with me. Slime molds, unassuming blob-like entities that have ...