Kristen welcomes you to the first ever episode of Early Bird Science! She gives an introduction to the show and what you can expect from future episodes. Then Kristen talks about a scientific discovery that bees can recognize zero. She discusses the experiments researchers did to make this discovery, as well as why it is a big deal. We hope you are BUZZing with excitement!

References and Resources

Primary publication

• http://science.sciencemag.org/content/360/6393/1124

Why zero is important

• https://www.iflscience.com/editors-blog/what-zero-and-why-it-so-important/

Other references

• https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/06/180607141031.htm
• https://www.newscientist.com/article/2142884-bees-are-first-insects-shown-to-understand-the-concept-of-zero/
• https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/abs/10.1111/j.2044-835X.1986.tb00995.x

Show Site

earlybirdscience.com