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Experimentally confirming things you think are true is still science, especially if you can quantify the results precisely. And as he says 1 minute in, this exp
by aristus 17y ago
Experimentally confirming things you think are true is still science, especially if you can quantify the results precisely. And as he says 1 minute in, this experiment was first done 30-odd years ago, when scientists (perhaps obtusely) did not think babies interacted in a socially meaningful way.
- enneff 17y agoI understand that. I can see how this piece of experimentation would fit into a greater project. But to produce this video and tell the world about it? Seems crazy to me.
- aristus 17y agoPopularizing scientific findings is also a service. I have that conversation a lot with people. :D Maybe it's not "hacker news", I can't say.
- najirama 17y agoI enjoyed the video, but this isn't really "experimentally confirming" anything. It is just a tasty morsel of pop science, well executed.
- scott_s 17y agoExperimentally testing things you think are true is extremely important, since sometimes it turns out they're not.