Honey bees perfect their waggle dances by learning from elders

From Science Magazine. Read the paper: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.ade1702 Read the Perspective: https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adg6020 The waggle dance performed by honey bees is a complex behavior that communicates directional information. In a recent paper, researchers demonstrated that younger bees learn critical parts of this dance from older, more experienced bees. Bees that learn without the benefit of teachers have…

The Invention of Colour – Objectivity 272

From Objectivity. Brady joins Louisiane Ferlier at the Royal Society to learn how colours were made and used for science. More links below ↓↓↓ Bonus material for Patrons: https://www.patreon.com/posts/82450076 Visit the ‘Science in the making’ website to browse through a incredible collection of archive material from the Royal Society – https://makingscience.royalsociety.org Objectivity on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/objectivity…

Very Quick Guide To…Beethoven

From David Bruce Composer. Is there more to Beethoven than Fur Elise and apparently sarcastically named "The Ode to Joy". In this video I take you on a whistle-stop tour of Beethoven’s work, highlighting the concept I think is one of the most important in his work – transcendence. 00:00 Intro 02:00 Symphonies 05:15 Concertos…