Clever Hans, The Horse That “Solved” Math Problems

Back about 120 or so years ago, in Berlin, Germany, you might have encountered a strange sight: a man named Wilhelm Von Osten asking math questions of a horse named Clever Hans. Was the horse actually solving the problems, or was something else at work? 

By |2024-12-08T17:22:02-05:00December 13, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |

Dogs Are Saving Citrus Orchards From Disease

Orchards in the US and elsewhere have been trying to head off a disease called citrus greening. Research shows that dogs can sniff out this disease better and more quickly than any other method we have.

By |2024-12-15T15:55:37-05:00February 12, 2020|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , |
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