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First, until this study has been replicated by a different laboratory, one completely removed from the original lab, I invoke Betteridge's Law[1]: "Any headline
by lutusp 10y ago
First, until this study has been replicated by a different laboratory, one completely removed from the original lab, I invoke Betteridge's Law[1]: "Any headline that ends in a question mark can be answered by the word no."
Second, dogs are notorious for failing the mirror test, along with many monkey species, and these species have plenty more brain calls than ants (although brain size may bear only a superficial relationship to the outcome of this test). Extraordinary results require extraordinary evidence.
1. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headlines https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Betteridge%27s_law_of_headline...
- sjeohp 10y ago> these species have plenty more brain calls than ants Much less complex societies though, for what it's worth.
- Baeocystin 10y agoI wouldn't say that. Much less regimented social behavior, perhaps. But ants have a lot of behaviors that clearly demonstrate their algorithmic nature. http://io9.gizmodo.com/5895435/how-to-create-an-ant-spiral-of-death http://io9.gizmodo.com/5895435/how-to-create-an-ant-spiral-o... For one of the more dramatic examples.
- ada1981 10y agoSeems humans routinely fail the mirror test as well... https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EmsAq9dwolw https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=EmsAq9dwolw