Comment on Bonobos can "play pretend"

lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• spinne@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Dang, we really need to control for these confounding variables

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  • lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    It’s the same problem with double blind tests. Writing protocol when blindfolded is hard

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    • rockerface@lemmy.cafe ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Not to mention, wearing both blindfolds at once is very uncomfortable on top of my glasses

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    • bryndos@fedia.io ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      Maybe test if they can play pin the tail on the donkey?

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      • lugal@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        But how do you test it when you are blindfolded as well? Or is the donkey blindfolded? I don’t understand

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• a_non_monotonic_function@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  I’ve long contended that primates are, in principle, too stupid to be real.

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