On Bees and Mobiles

A scientist from from the southern most state of India, Kerela, says that with the present rate of growth of mobile towers has not only lowered the growth rate of bees but also threatens their survival. When exposed to mobile waves the bees lose their orientation so much so that they fail to return to their hives.

He estimates that at this rate, entire population of bees would be wiped out in Kerala within the next five to ten years.

This is a fine example of 'system interaction'. In this example, we have at least two elements: mobile towers and bees. And they interact with each other in a special way that would wipe out the population of bees. It is interesting to note that when in a system no individual element is important by itself. In our case neither the bee nor the tower is important and the both lose their individual identities when they are within a system. When viewed from this perspective there is neither the bees nor the towers but a new entity emerges.

In this manner everything in our universe belongs to one system or the other or belong to multiple systems, simultaneously. Hence none of the element retains any individual identity but their real- time- behaviour is solely determined by the constant interactions of elements within various systems within which the elements survive.