TO THE BEST OF OUR KNOWLEDGE


PROMO FOR   "Hive Mind"
*Many animals, from fish to bees and ants, cannot survive alone.  They
need to live in groups, and these groups have a kind of collective
intelligence.  You might say the internet has developed its own "hive
mind."  In this hour of  To the Best of Our Knowledge we'll tell you how
the modern science of complexity is unlocking the secrets of the hive
mind.  We'll also hear from E.O. Wilson about the marvelous world of
ants.

PROGRAM RUNDOWN:   "Hive Mind"

0:00 - 15:14        SEGMENT 1: (15:15)
            Thomas Seeley is a professor of neurobiology and behavior
            at Cornell University.  He talks about the social
            organization of a bee colony with Steve Paulson.  And
            intrepid TTBOOK intern John Pederson visits local bee
            keeper Mary Seeley as she's setting up some new hives.  
                    
            Segment One Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

15:15 - 15:44  LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

15:45 - 38:11       SEGMENT 2: (22:28)
            Len Fisher is the author of "The Perfect Swarm: The
            Science of Complexity in Everyday Life." He talks with
            Anne Strainchamps about "swarm intelligence" and how it
            differs from "group think."  Also, E.O. Wilson may know
            more about ants than anyone else on the planet.  He and
            his colleague, Bert Holldobler, are the authors of "The
            Superorganism." It's a book about the organization and
            communication among the millions of members of the
            colonies of certain species of ants. Wilson tells Steve
            Paulson they do it all with chemical signals secreted by
            their bodies. 
                    
            Segment Two Outcue:  "...PRI - Public Radio
            International."

38:12 - 38:41       LOCAL OPTION with music bed (:29)

38:42 - 53:00       SEGMENT 3: (14:18)
            Jaron Lanier is a Silicon Valley visionary and a virtuoso
            musician and composer.  His new book is "You Are Not A
            Gadget."  The man who popularized "virtual reality" in
            the 80s tells Anne Strainchamps why he thinks Web 2.0
            technology is erasing our sense of our own identity.
                    
            Segment Three Outcue: PRI Audio Logo


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