Bees and Beavers

Many points in the article for this week were fascinating. I liked the discussion pertaining to beavers and bees and how they design their dwelling places. The research regarding beavers was extraordinarily intriguing. The fact that they make active decisions in creating their complex housing is quite amazing. I enjoyed viewing the beaver as a creator and artist. They make their decisions consciously is order to make their housing and do not rely solely on instinct. I enjoyed this fact because it helps create a link between human artists and beavers. We both make active decision making when creating objects. I also found the difference between the creation methods used by bees and humans fascinating as well. The concept that bees only rely on instinct to create such complex structures is almost unfathomable to me. Bees hives are complex structures that are made without hesitation or thought. Imagining that something so detailed could be done without thought or active decision making is very hard to fully comprehend. The part of the article I enjoyed the most was the last few paragraphs that stated how much more superior human creations should be because of our complex minds. Humans are extremely complex creatures and I liked that the author acknowledges human intricacies while discussing creations and artwork. This view is very hopeful and I love to think of the items that humans can create because we are complex beings. That our creations rely not only on instincts but the complex ideas and values is a very powerful concept.