Honeybee Democracy

Name: Honeybee Democracy
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Rating: 4.5 (2 reviews)
Author: Thomas D. Seeley
ISBN: 9781541474949

Author: Thomas D. Seeley

Narrator: Keith Sellon-Wright

Unabridged: 8 hr 3 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 12/05/2017

Categories: Nonfiction, Nature, Animals

Synopsis

Honeybees make decisions collectively—and democratically. Every year, faced with the life-or-death problem of choosing and traveling to a new home, honeybees stake everything on a process that includes collective fact-finding, vigorous debate, and consensus building. In fact, as world-renowned animal behaviorist Thomas Seeley reveals, these incredible insects have much to teach us when it comes to collective wisdom and effective decision making. A remarkable account of scientific discovery, Honeybee Democracy brings together, for the first time, decades of Seeley's pioneering research to tell the amazing story of house hunting and democratic debate among the honeybees.

About Thomas D. Seeley

Thomas D. Seeley is the Horace White Professor of Biology Emeritus at Cornell University. His books include The Lives of Bees, Following the Wild Bees, and Honeybee Democracy. He is a member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Charlene on May 01, 2018

I took a side job grading SAT's and have zero time to write a review for this book. That is a real shame because this book is top notch. If you have ever been interested in the best aspects of bee behavior (similar to ant or termite behavior) read this book. You will fall in love with bees, and thei......more

Goodreads review by Jeff on May 26, 2012

Extremely detailed, scientific experimentation, over 50 years, discovering how honeybees choose, persuade, decide, and unanimously move to new nests when swarming. By the last chapter, the author is convincingly comparing the neurons in our brains to individual honeybees in a swarm and that a swarm......more

Goodreads review by Crystal on December 16, 2021

5 🌟 Nonfiction>Biology So this book is exactly as described plus a little more interesting than expected. The writing is witty and as entertaining as it can be while staying on topic ("Bees... serve as flying penises for the plants."). The intricate dances of the bees that communicate mini maps is am......more

Goodreads review by Mishehu on November 09, 2018

Terrific book! This is exactly the sort of book any aspiring scientist (in particular, naturalist) would benefit from reading. It pays equal attention to scientific details as it does to accounting for how scientific thinking and experimentation in this field proceeds, and to the lived (and joyful)......more