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Thomas D. Seeley

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Thomas D. Seeley is the Horace White Professor in Biology at Cornell University. His books include The lives of Bees, Honeybee Democracy, and Honeybee Ecology (all Princeton).

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Seeley, Thomas Dyer
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1952-06-17
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Really loved this book. Nicely written, lots of wonderful information about bees but also about how a scientist designs and conducts experiments. The last chapter (about applying honeybee behavior to human social behavior) was a little silly, but that's ok.
 
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steve02476 | 9 weitere Rezensionen | Jan 3, 2023 |
A really enjoyable read - great science and fascinating insights. Parallels between swarm and individual cognition are drawn out at the end, together with lessons for human decision making based on how the honeybee swarm aggregates info and chooses the best new home site.
 
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paulusm | 9 weitere Rezensionen | Aug 12, 2021 |
I enjoyed this on two levels. First, it's a great description of the activity of "doing science". it seems that sometimes in our society that science is viewed as a sacred body of True Facts facts rather than as a human activity by which we, little by little, discover more about the universe we inhabit. the author uses an easy, conversational style to describe his questions, what he did to investigate, and what he discovered as a result.
The book is also a fascinating exploration of how a swarm of honey bees find a new home. "Hives" get a bad rap in our society. It suggests a bunch of mindless slaves dominated by a cruel despot. Seeley demonstrates here that the hive is actually a democracy. The queen does not rule or control the hive, but merely lays eggs and is subject to the colony. The honey bee colony chooses its new home from several options discovered by scout bees, who return to the swarm, advertise their find, then let the swarm choose.
There is a lot of food for thought here regarding human communities and how they function (or fail to function).
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MarcHutchison | 9 weitere Rezensionen | Jul 11, 2021 |
Pleasantly simply written book about research into honey bees. No grand aspirations, unnecessary flourishes or pretentious conceits - just some facts about bees. Obviously it overlaps with "Honeybee Democracy" but improves on it by leaving political digressions out.
 
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Paul_S | Dec 23, 2020 |

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