[meetyeti] Fwd: Lecture: The Mind of a Bee
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Might be of interest.
For YETI
Debabrata Phukon
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From: Padmaparna Ghosh <ghoshp@xxxxxx>
Date: Fri, Jun 24, 2022, 2:48 PM
Subject: Lecture: The Mind of a Bee
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Hello all:
This lecture might be of interest to members. The Linnean Society of London
presents a book talk on Professor Lars Chittka's new book 'The Mind of a
Bee'.
ON June 29, Weds, 6 pm BST / 10.30 pm IST.
BOOK HERE:
https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/the-mind-of-a-bee-tickets-328197827537
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Are individual bees uniquely intelligent? Join us as we go deep into the
sensory world of bees & illustrate how bee brains are unparalleled.
Most of us are aware of the hive mind — the power of bees as an amazing
collective. But do we know how uniquely intelligent bees are as
individuals? In this lecture Professor Lars Chittka will explore the bees'
remarkable cognitive abilities. You will learn that they are profoundly
smart, have distinct personalities, can recognize flowers and human faces,
exhibit basic emotions, count, use simple tools, solve problems, and learn
by observing others. They may even possess consciousness. Lars will take
you deep into the sensory world of bees, and illustrate how bee brains are
unparalleled in the animal kingdom in terms of how much sophisticated
material is packed into their tiny nervous systems. He will also examine
the psychological differences between bees and the ethical dilemmas that
arise in conservation and laboratory settings because bees feel and think.
Exploring an insect whose sensory experiences rival those of humans, he
will explore the singular abilities of some of the world’s most incredible
creatures.
Lars Chittka FLS, FRES, FRSB <http://chittkalab.sbcs.qmul.ac.uk/Lars.html>is
a professor at Queen Mary, University of London. Chittka is a world
authority on the behaviour, cognition and ecology of bumblebees and
honeybees, and their interactions with flowers. He discovered that bees can
count, learn by observing each other and have a rich inner world of
sensations and memories.
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