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Reminds me of this article from 2009 where a dead salmon "reacted" to ""a series of photographs depicting human individuals in social situations." https://www.
by clubm8 8y ago
Reminds me of this article from 2009 where a dead salmon "reacted" to ""a series of photographs depicting human individuals in social situations."
https://www.wired.com/2009/09/fmrisalmon/ https://www.wired.com/2009/09/fmrisalmon/
- thanatropism 8y agoThe irreplaceable Alone, the pirate doctor, thus reacted to the dead salmon fMRIs: https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2009/10/the_problem_with_science_is_sc.html https://thelastpsychiatrist.com/2009/10/the_problem_with_sci...
- perl4ever 8y ago"behavior is, in large part, genetically determined" I disagree with the qualification "in large part", which implies there is behavior that is not genetically determined. Suppose you do an experiment to test. Disrupt the genetic code in a fertilized mammalian egg completely. You will find there is no subsequent behavior of the organism. Hence, it is clear that all behavior is dependent on genetics. On the other hand, if you place that egg in a box for several years, you will likewise find that there is no ensuing behavior. Therefore, it is clear that all behavior is dependent on the environment.
- Dylan16807 8y agoSo you're being pedantic about an especially uncharitable interpretation of "determined"? Thanks?
- perl4ever 8y agoI was saying there is no behavior which can be disconnected from either genes or environment. Why do you dismiss that as mere pedantry?
- Dylan16807 8y agoAnd if I mix baking soda and vinegar they'll bubble unless a meteor strikes the glass. This level of pedantry ruins any discussion of cause and effect, because there's always some kind of circumstance that could interrupt. Of course anything could be interrupted, people know that. It doesn't stop eye color from being genetic. People aren't going to be an elaborate multi-paragraph disclaimer about how any physical act is uncertain, even something as simple as a rock falling when dropped, and link it as a footnote at the end of every sentence. If you think such a disclaimer is important, maybe you should just pretend that everyone already is linking such a disclaimer. It's a secret extra meaning of periods.
- thanatropism 8y agoThat's a tame, early text, but mid-to-late Alone writes in unrivaled High Sarcasm. So he always gets uncharitably read by someone.
- wpietri 8y agoDo we know what happened to him? I really miss his work.
- thanatropism 8y agoPeople speculate that the "Hotel Concierge" Tumblr is him, but HC denies.
- SubiculumCode 8y agoIt may have reminded you of that study, but the points were complete different. The dead salmon paper was about the practice of double dipping (selecting for an effect, then testing for a related effect) in some people's fMRI research.
- clubm8 8y agoYes, that's why I said it reminded me, not that it was the exact same topic.