alexandrintea:jaesrri:jenroses:neil-gaiman:overlord-puffin: msfcatlover:neil-gaiman:madsciences:
alexandrintea:jaesrri:jenroses:neil-gaiman:overlord-puffin: msfcatlover: neil-gaiman: madsciences: robotsandfrippary: robotlyra: paranoidgemsbok: newshour: What does it take to teach a bee to use tools? A little time, a good teacher and an enticing incentive. Read more here: http://to.pbs.org/2mpRUAz Credit: O.J. Loukola et al., Science (2017) @clockworkrobotic “Friend? Friend push ball? I push ball. I do good.” Bees. Smart enough to push a ball, not smart enough to not be fooled by a stick masquerading as a bee. maybe they know and they’re just being polite Other dimensional beings are undoubtedly amazed at what human beings will accept as human beings too. “But it’s just a stick with a person on it.” #excuse me neil but what the FUCK was that #thanks for that terrifying thought (nooby-banana) NEIL WHY. WHY WOULD YOU SAY THAT. This turns up on my dashboard. And I read it and am impressed that someone writes exactly the post that I’d write, without actually reading the name of the person who posted it. And then I’m puzzled at all the Neil Why’s, and realise that this was me in the Wayback Long-ago.At least I’m consistent.And, I should point out, we are no closer to being able to spot the extra-dimensional stick “people” who move unobserved among us. It’s reassuring how tumblr-like this entire interaction is. Including not reading the url -- source link