Honeybee Democracy (Poster)
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2015-11-05
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The bees in a swarm of honeybees make their choice of their new dwelling place collectively and
democratically. They stake their future on a process that includes collective fact-finding, vigorous
debate, and consensus building. Thomas Seeley will lead a conversation about how these bees
evaluate potential nest sites, advertise their discoveries to one another, engage in open deliberation,
and choose their new home. This exploration of animal behavior shows that decision-making groups,
whether honeybee or human, can be smarter than even the smartest individuals in them.
Thomas Seeley is a professor at
Cornell University, where he
teaches animal behavior and
conducts research on the
functional organization of
honey bee colonies. He has
received the Alexander von
Humboldt Distinguished U.S.
Scientist Prize, a Guggenheim
Fellowship, a Gold Medal Book
Award from Apimondia, and he
has been elected a Fellow of
both the Animal Behavior
Society and the American
Academy of Arts and Sciences.
His efforts to ensure scientific
research is accessible to general
audiences makes him a frequent
commentator in the media. His
most enduring honor is to have
had a species of bee named
after him: Neocorynurella seeleyi.
Date, time and place of events : NOVEMBER 5, 2015
7:30 PM | CAPA SYMPOSIUM. SCIENCE WORKSHOP
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 6, 2015, 1:00–2:00 PM | DICKINSON 232
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Bees--behavior, Posters, CAPA Symposium