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Clever Hans the Math Horse
In the late 1800s, a German high school mathematics instructor named Wilhelm Von Osten was pushing a few scientific envelopes from his home in Berlin. Among other things, he was a student of phrenology, the now discredited theory that one’s intelligence, character, and personality traits can be derived based of the shape of one’s head. But it was his keen interest in animal intelligence that would ultimately win him fame.
Von Osten firmly believed that humanity had greatly underestimated the reasoning skills and intelligence of animals. To test his hypothesis, he took it upon himself to tutor a cat, a horse, and a bear in the ways of mathematics.
Read the article at this week’s 4.
The Others
One of South America’s few remaining uncontacted indigenous tribes has been spotted and photographed on the border between Brazil and Peru. The Brazilian government says it took the images to prove the tribe exists and help protect its land.
The pictures, taken from an aeroplane, show red-painted tribe members brandishing bows and arrows.
More than half the world’s 100 uncontacted tribes live in Brazil or Peru, Survival International says.
Read the article, see the pictures at this week’s 3.
Your New PA?
Hi! I’m Sandy, your new assistant. I’ll remember the details so you can focus on what’s important.
I’m not here to yank you out of the organizing system you already know and love (or hate). I’ll help you use your system better. It doesn’t matter if you’re a BlackBerry addict, an Outlook devotee, a paper calendar user, or your to-do list is recorded on the backs of receipts.
Meet Sandy at this week’s 2.
Presidential Perception
A new Telegraph survey finds Obama dominant in polls of European countries, with McCain in the single digits. McCain is in the running, oddly enough, only in the one country that isn’t much of an ally: Russia.
[Obama] is especially popular in Italy, where a remarkable 70 per cent would vote for him if they could.
In France, historically the European country with the strongest anti-American sentiment, 65 per cent would back Mr Obama. In Germany, the Democratic Senator would get 67 per cent of the vote – while Mr McCain would receive a derisory six per cent.
Mr Obama appears to have made less of an impact in Britain than elsewhere in Europe. A relatively modest 49 per cent of Britons would vote for him, while 14 per cent would back Mr McCain – twice the totals favoring the Republican candidate in Germany or France….
Read the article at this week’s 1.