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940: Byron Reese | Humanity's Mysterious Journey from Antiquity to AI

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The Complexity of Bee Behavior and Superorganisms

Bees can exhibit complex behavior such as displacement, making intelligent decisions for finding a new home, and communicating through pheromones. Despite the limited individual intelligence of a single bee, the hive acts as a superorganism that is able to make intelligent decisions based on various factors. The behavior of the hive is likened to the relationship between an individual and their cells, with the hive being considered as a larger, intelligent organism that operates on a different time scale.

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