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The experiment you describe reminds me of a short story "What's expected of us" by my favorite author Ted Chiang. [0] I won't spoil it too much because it's a
by Gh0stRAT 4y ago
The experiment you describe reminds me of a short story "What's expected of us" by my favorite author Ted Chiang. [0]
I won't spoil it too much because it's a fun short read, but it revolves around these little toys called "Predictors" which have a light that turns on exactly 1 second BEFORE you push the button. (no matter what you do to try to game it)
[0] https://www.nature.com/articles/436150a https://www.nature.com/articles/436150a
- MandieD 4y agoOh, he’s also the author of one of my favorite short stories, “The Great Silence”[0] Ironically, the endangered species[1] the narrator belongs to has managed to outlive the giant human object discussed, but it’s still at high risk of being wiped out in the wild the next time a hurricane hits Puerto Rico. [0] https://nautil.us/the-great-silence-237510/ https://nautil.us/the-great-silence-237510/ [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rican_amazon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rican_amazon
- fredoliveira 4y agoThe Great Silence is my personal favorite short story. It is absolutely beautiful (and sad too, in a way).