Video: Beehive study highlights how leaderless complex systems manage to get things done

Tuesday, June 3, 2014 - 09:31 in Psychology & Sociology

When we refer to someone as the "queen bee," we are suggesting the individual might be in charge of the situation. But, in fact, actual queen bees are not in charge of anything. Their job is to lay eggs, not to rule the hive.

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