In a study done by the Max Planck Institute, chimps were tested with the ultimatum game. In the human case, a player called the proposer is given a sum of money N. He must then offer some amount between 0 and N to another player, the responder. If the responder accepts the offer, they both [...]
Archive for 5 October 2007
Chimps like raisins
Posted: 5 October 2007 in UncategorizedTags: behavior, biology, chimpanzees, games, primates, raisins, stupid scientists, ultimatum
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Add one more killer asteroid
Posted: 5 October 2007 in UncategorizedTags: asteroids, astronomy, doomsday, earth, space
Another potential killer asteroid was rediscovered after being lost since the 60′s. Revolving around the sun once every 4.7 years, this asteroid isn’t a threat for the foreseeable future, but if the orbit shifts, that could change. It’s just one more to keep an eye on, joining a family of 886 objects larger than 500 [...]
Visual Bookshelf
Posted: 5 October 2007 in UncategorizedTags: amazon, books, dogbook, facebook, facebook apps, visual bookshelf
Ever since Facebook added apps, there has been a gradual bloat on profiles. Some people are app minimalists, adding just a couple things that don’t clutter up their profile. From my quite informal perusal of Facebook, these people seem to be fairly inactive users. They log every once in a while, but don’t seem to [...]
