Smart Bees

Bees May Be Smarter than We Thought Guest: Lars Chittka, zoologist, ethologist, and ecologist, Queen Mary, University of London For insects with brains the size of sesame seeds, bees are surprisingly intelligent. They can be trained to find landmarks and judge distance, allowing them to adapt to a changing landscape. Dancing Bees Guest: Tania Munz, author, "The Dancing Bees: Karl Von Frisch and the Discovery of the Honeybee Language" With World War II raging around him, Karl Von Frisch cracked the enigma of the honeybee language. Science historian Tania Munz untangles two intertwined stories—the history of the honeybees themselves, and the tumultuous journey of an Austrian scientist caught up in the Third Reich.