{"id":558,"date":"2011-07-09T10:26:19","date_gmt":"2011-07-09T09:26:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lornemitchell.com\/blog\/?p=558"},"modified":"2011-07-09T10:43:21","modified_gmt":"2011-07-09T09:43:21","slug":"emergence-and-swarm-consciousness","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.lornemitchell.com\/?p=558","title":{"rendered":"Emergence and Swarm Consciousness"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>As the honeybee swarming season is ending, I have been reflecting on the four swarms we have caught this season and the phenomenon that some call &#8220;swarm consciousness&#8221;.  In researching more about the subject, I came across this short set of PBS videos describing a new way of thinking described as &#8220;emergence&#8221;.  It not only describes the magic forces of nature that science somehow struggles with, it also gives a great explanation on how we learn.  It is encouraging to hear that current computer design has a long way to go &#8211; and that the human brain still wins on its &#8220;connectedness&#8221;.  Encouraging to think that swarm intelligence in humans is FAR greater than any political leader or dictator.  Worth watching both clips and reflecting on them:<\/p>\n<p>Part 1:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"470\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/gdQgoNitl1g\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Part 2:<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"600\" height=\"470\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/S5NRNG1r_jI\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As the honeybee swarming season is ending, I have been reflecting on the four swarms we have caught this season and the phenomenon that some call &#8220;swarm consciousness&#8221;. In researching more about the subject, I came across this short set of PBS videos describing a new way of thinking described as &#8220;emergence&#8221;. It not only &hellip; <\/p>\n<p class=\"link-more\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.lornemitchell.com\/?p=558\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Emergence and Swarm Consciousness&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mi_skip_tracking":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_active":false,"_exactmetrics_sitenote_note":"","_exactmetrics_sitenote_category":0,"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_is_tweetstorm":false,"jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":true,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":false,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[35,42,41,26,71,5,40,37,51,45,49,60,57],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p6DQGK-90","jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":988,"url":"http:\/\/www.lornemitchell.com\/?p=988","url_meta":{"origin":558,"position":0},"title":"Losing Faith, Renewed Hope","author":"Lorne Mitchell","date":"23\/05\/2012","format":false,"excerpt":"We caught the first swarm of bees for this season on Monday night.\u00a0 It was 18ft up in a bush in a nearby village - very late in the season for the first swarm because of all of the wet weather we have had in April.\u00a0 I had to use\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Beelore&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Beelore","link":"http:\/\/www.lornemitchell.com\/?cat=99"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/lornemitchell.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/05\/catch-the-sun.jpg?resize=350%2C200","width":350,"height":200},"classes":[]},{"id":1903,"url":"http:\/\/www.lornemitchell.com\/?p=1903","url_meta":{"origin":558,"position":1},"title":"TT1944 &#8211; On the Benefits of Hindsight","author":"Lorne Mitchell","date":"31\/10\/2019","format":false,"excerpt":"When you look back in lifeHave you ever noticed thatMany things have happened to youBecause of a set of chance coincidences?They appeared in mysterious and magical waysWhich were not obvious to you at the time. 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And so it was,\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Beelore&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Beelore","link":"http:\/\/www.lornemitchell.com\/?cat=99"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":959,"url":"http:\/\/www.lornemitchell.com\/?p=959","url_meta":{"origin":558,"position":3},"title":"Mechanical Swarms","author":"Lorne Mitchell","date":"03\/05\/2012","format":false,"excerpt":"In my research on swarms, I came across this extraordinary video of a swarm of \u00a0tiny flying machines called \"nano quadrotors\". \u00a0You have to watch it to believe it. \u00a0The mind boggles when you think of some of the applications! \u00a0Once you have watched the short video, please leave any\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Animated&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Animated","link":"http:\/\/www.lornemitchell.com\/?cat=70"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":495,"url":"http:\/\/www.lornemitchell.com\/?p=495","url_meta":{"origin":558,"position":4},"title":"On AV, Bees, the Delphi Method and Other Voting Systems","author":"Lorne Mitchell","date":"03\/05\/2011","format":false,"excerpt":"For those who know me well, they will know I keep bees. 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