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“We cannot think of any other, and simpler, explanation for the behavior of the chicks" Dr. Rugani said in an email. -- Is anyone else skeptical about their f
by thret 12y ago
“We cannot think of any other, and simpler, explanation for the behavior of the chicks" Dr. Rugani said in an email.
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Is anyone else skeptical about their findings? I am reminded of the Feynman story about the rat experiment by Mr. Young.
http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2014/02/the_rat_experiment_you_dont_know_about_but_should.html http://www.realclearscience.com/blog/2014/02/the_rat_experim...
- bko 12y agoMy favorite line from the article: >The scientists trained 64 chicks to find a mealworm behind a plastic panel with five red squares on it (16 chicks were disqualified after showing “poor mealworm-following behavior,” the researchers wrote).
- pvaldes 12y agoagree, the 16 left-winged superbrain chickens with X-ray eyes where disqualified... :-)