Eric Hoel writes, there are hundreds of different concepts of consciousness, which is right? His answer, probably none of them. Perhaps it's not possible to predict what a bee will do in a novel situation, but the range of possibilities is not infinite. It's limited to a small number of observed behaviors, and the odds that the bee will invent a new behavior are very small indeed.
Great piece, very thought-provoking the humor kept me engaged throughout!
Sounds like bees have a good grasp of geometry.
To 🐝 or nut to 🐝….☯️
Eric Hoel writes, there are hundreds of different concepts of consciousness, which is right? His answer, probably none of them. Perhaps it's not possible to predict what a bee will do in a novel situation, but the range of possibilities is not infinite. It's limited to a small number of observed behaviors, and the odds that the bee will invent a new behavior are very small indeed.