Bumblebees teach puzzles to friends
Researchers who set up a confusing puzzle box with a sweet reward revealed that bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) can learn skills from others that they could not acquire alone — a behaviour thought to be unique to people. After showing that no lone bee could work out how to solve the puzzle, the scientists painstakingly trained nine bees how to do it. The trained bees became demonstrators for other bees, who watched, learnt and won their reward.
Researchers who set up a confusing puzzle box with a sweet reward revealed that bumblebees (Bombus terrestris) can learn skills from others that they could not acquire alone — a behaviour thought to be unique to people. After showing that no lone bee could work out how to solve the puzzle, the scientists painstakingly trained nine bees how to do it. The trained bees became demonstrators for other bees, who watched, learnt and won their reward.
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When an electron "senses" a photon and "reacts" by moving to a higher energy level that behaviour seems to be probabilisticly determined by the equations of quantum mechanics. When I sense photons coming from a speeding car or a pint of beer and react by moving towards or away from the object that behaviour seems to be determined by me. The difference is what we call consciousness. Where the threshold is seems to be the core question.Can you offer your definition of consciousness or its threshold?