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JOY Drive

5 Jul 2023

Bees make decisions better and faster than we do!

Environment

Bees make decisions better and faster than we do!

Honey bees have to balance effort, risk and reward, making rapid and accurate assessments of which flowers are mostly likely to offer food for their hive. Research published in the journal eLife, reveals how millions of years of evolution has engineered honey bees to make fast decisions and reduce risk.  A fun chat about what we can learn from Bees when we make decisions.

Guest:  Andrew Barron – Professor, School of Natural Sciences – Macquarie University

Presenter:  Warren Andrew

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