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Date: | Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:18:59 -0500 |
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> A simple demonstration is to train oneself
I think this is an important distinction to make. Honey bees obviously learn and can be trained. But they have only a very short time to learn anything, put it to use, and die. All the same, their ability to learn is crucial to the survival of the colony so perhaps their ability to do so is much more enhanced than other animals.
The human, of course, has decades to learn. But even beyond that, some people seem to have talents for learning. My grandfather could go to a new musical, listen to it one time, and come home and play the tunes on the piano. We already mentioned people learning to identify wine, down to the village and vintage. An experienced cook can recreate a dish by identifying the ingredients by taste/smell.
Then there is the matter of volatility. Some queen substances are distributed through the air (to attract drones) whereas others are only transferred by physical contact. But then we move into the realm of chemicals which exert an actual physiological change, like hormones and narcotics. Sensitivity to odors can be greatly heightened when there is craving.
PLB
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