The Secret Life of Bees (Smithsonian Magazine)
Great piece on one man's relentless research with bee colonies and their relationship to group dynamics. ~ pinto
The Secret Life of Bees
The world's leading expert on bee behavior discovers the secrets of decision-making in a swarm
By Carl Zimmer
Smithsonian magazine, March 2012
On the front porch of an old Coast Guard station on Appledore Island, seven miles off the southern coast of Maine, Thomas Seeley and I sat next to 6,000 quietly buzzing bees. Seeley wore a giant pair of silver headphones over a beige baseball cap, a wild fringe of hair blowing out the back; next to him was a video camera mounted on a tripod. In his right hand, Seeley held a branch with a lapel microphone taped to the end. He was recording the honeybee swarm huddling inches away on a board nailed to the top of a post.
http://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/The-Secret-Life-of-Bees.html?c=y&page=1
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Fascinating topic: swarming behavior, and one that artificial intelligence researchers have been studying using robots and even swarming flying drones.
