Ep. 415 - Inside the Minds of Bees

In Defense of Plants Podcast

In Defense of Plants

Botany, Natural Sciences, Ecology, Nature, Plants, Science

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🗓️ 2 April 2023

⏱️ 36 minutes

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Thoughts, Memories, Personalities... These aren't concepts that readily jump to mind when someone says bees, but Dr. Stephen Buchmann is here to tell you they should! Join us as we discuss his new book "What a Bee Knows" and what it can teach us about how bees' perception of the world has shaped plants over evolutionary time. This episode was produced in part by Dorothy, Katherine, Emily, Theo, Nichole, Paul, Karen, Randi, Caelan, Tom, Don, Susan, Corbin, Keena, Robin, Peter, Whitney, Kenned, Margaret, Daniel, Karen, David, Earl, Jocelyn, Gary, Krysta, Elizabeth, Southern California Carnivorous Plant Enthusiasts, Pattypollinators, Peter, Judson, Ella, Alex, Dan, Pamela, Peter, Andrea, Nathan, Karyn, Michelle, Jillian, Chellie, Linda, Laura, Miz Holly, Christie, Carlos, Paleo Fern, Levi, Sylvia, Lanny, Ben, Lily, Craig, Sarah, Lor, Monika, Brandon, Jeremy, Suzanne, Kristina, Christine, Silas, Michael, Aristia, Felicidad, Lauren, Danielle, Allie, Jeffrey, Amanda, Tommy, Marcel, C Leigh, Karma, Shelby, Christopher, Alvin, Arek, Chellie, Dani, Paul, Dani, Tara, Elly, Colleen, Natalie, Nathan, Ario, Laura, Cari, Margaret, Mary, Connor, Nathan, Jan, Jerome, Brian, Azomonas, Ellie, University Greens, Joseph, Melody, Patricia, Matthew, Garrett, John, Ashley, Cathrine, Melvin, OrangeJulian, Porter, Jules, Griff, Joan, Megan, Marabeth, Les, Ali, Southside Plants, Keiko, Robert, Bryce, Wilma, Amanda, Helen, Mikey, Michelle, German, Joerg, Cathy, Tate, Steve, Kae, Carole, Mr. Keith Santner, Lynn, Aaron, Sara, Kenned, Brett, Jocelyn, Ethan, Sheryl, Runaway Goldfish, Ryan, Chris, Alana, Rachel, Joanna, Lori, Paul, Griff, Matthew, Bobby, Vaibhav, Steven, Joseph, Brandon, Liam, Hall, Jared, Brandon, Christina, Carly, Kazys, Stephen, Katherine, Mohsin Kazmi Takes Pictures, Manny, doeg, Daniel, Tim, Philip, Tim, Lisa, Brodie, Bendix, Irene, holly, Sara, and Margie.

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0:00.0	Hello everyone and welcome to the Indefensive Plants Podcast, the official podcast of IndefensivePlants.com.
0:05.9	What's up, this is your host Matt, welcome to the show. How is everyone doing this week?
0:10.0	Today we are talking about the mind of a bee, specifically their thoughts, memories, and personalities.
0:15.9	Those are interesting words to apply to an insect, but as you're going to hear today they
0:19.4	couldn't be more accurate. Joining us to talk about this is Dr. Stephen Buckman. He is a
0:24.0	pollination ecologist and he has recently written a book called What a Bee Nose and it is a
0:28.6	phenomenal and enjoyable read that summarizes so much complex science in such an approachable way
0:34.7	about the thoughts, memories, and personalities of bees. Dr. Buckman puts a lot of effort into
0:40.4	making this stuff understandable and it is going to blow your mind in some form or another.
0:44.7	If you think you know bees, think again, pick up this book, you're going to learn so much more.
0:49.3	Before we get to that, I just want to say if you're enjoying the show, please consider supporting
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1:01.0	for you. Just go check out the show notes over at indefenseaplants.com slash podcast. It is an
1:06.4	excellent way to ensure this show has a future. But that is entirely enough out of me. Let's get
1:11.8	on with it because this is such a great episode. Without further ado, here's my conversation with
1:16.3	Dr. Stephen Buckman. I hope you enjoy.
1:23.1	All right. Dr. Stephen Buckman, welcome to the podcast and is an honor to have you here. I'm
1:36.8	really excited to talk to you today. But for those that aren't familiar with your work,
1:39.7	let's start off with an introduction. Tell us a little bit about who you are and what it is you do.
1:44.6	Sure. Well, I'm a bee guy. I guess actually a bee and plant guy. So that makes me what I call a
1:51.4	pollination ecologist. Nice. And I'm at the University of Arizona here in Tucson in the Sonoran
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