Monday, December 22, 2008

Cuttlefish and language as a uniquely human property

Now, hold on just one second there, xkcd. That you can train cuttlefish to kill physicists, well, I could almost kinda buy that in a cartoon. But that you can teach them to talk about it?*

*Check out the rollover. It may suggest another language connection.
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2 comments:

  1. GAC9:33 PM

    My thought was: What revolution can the linguists create.

    Hmm ... brainstorm:

    -- Teach the apes sign language so they can organize into an army?
    -- Secretly plant suggestions into people's minds?

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  2. Mr. Verb11:45 PM

    Oh, we can create LOTS of good revolutions.

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