Bees' tiny brains beat computers

Sorry I have to say this. "Thinking Bee! Thinking Bee!" (sorry Bee Movie is one of my favorite movies)carry on.

Seems some are intimidated by the fact that bees are smarter than a computer. What are you afraid of, that they will find you and reclaim their honey Zam that didnt work out so well in the movie. all animals are as smart as they need to be to be what they are. humans being the exception to that rule. well there seems to be 5 or 6 others who excempted from that rule.

This is just the sort of problem that neural networks are very good at solving - especially those evolved for the purpose, like those of bees. You COULD simulate a nerual network on a computer and train it for this sort of problem, most likely. But bees come prebuilt for it.

This is just the sort of problem that neural networks are very good at solving - especially those evolved for the purpose, like those of bees. You COULD simulate a nerual network on a computer and train it for this sort of problem, most likely. But bees come prebuilt for it. Here comes the Hive Mind! FOR THE ZERG!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

The things scientists discover...sometimes is quite pathetic. Bees are smart, but there's a limit. And wtf, a computer can easily find the distance between flowers, if it's programmed right. Look at Google Maps. You can find the distance between anything in a matter of seconds. This article is BS. u mad? Seriously though, this doesn't surprise me at all.

Seems pretty simple to me.

Bee Savants

bees have the ability to do this faster than a computer, but their brains are 'programmed' to use this skill for this one purpose. now, if they could use that ability to do something other than go from flower to flower i'd be more impressed.

Actually, a worker bee does far more than just go from flower to flower.. For the first 2 days the newly emerged worker will clean cells and generate heat for the brood nest. The next 3 to 5 days it will feed older larvae. The next 6 to 10 days it will feed young larvae and queens (if there are any). During this period from 1 to 10 days old it is a Nurse Bee. From day 11 to 18 the worker will make honey, not gather but ripen nectar and take it from field bees bringing it back, and build comb. From days 19 to 21 the workers will be ventilation units and guard bees and janitors cleaning up the h... [More]

Actually, a worker bee does far more than just go from flower to flower.. For the first 2 days the newly emerged worker will clean cells and generate heat for the brood nest. The next 3 to 5 days it will feed older larvae. The next 6 to 10 days it will feed young larvae and queens (if there are any). During this period from 1 to 10 days old it is a Nurse Bee. From day 11 to 18 the worker will make honey, not gather but ripen nectar and take it from field bees bringing it back, and build comb. From days 19 to 21 the workers will be ventilation units and guard bees and janitors cleaning up the h... [More]