Mind the Gap: The Bee That Outsmarted The Scientists

[curious] Picture this. A bumble bee — fuzzy, brain smaller than a sesame seed — walks up to a puzzle box in a lab in Finland. Two steps required to reach the sugar reward. Researchers are watching, clipboards ready. [amused] And the bee just... skips step one entirely. Invents a shortcut nobody programmed, nobody demonstrated. The researchers are stunned....

In today's episode, Alex and Maya explore how Toronto's economy, AI's rapid evolution, and behavioural science intersect — and what it all means for how we live and work.

Takeaway: [playful] This has been Mind the Gap. We'll see you tomorrow morning.

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