Monkeys Follow Some Of The Same Economic Principles As Humans Do

Today in 2005,  the release of a study that found something interesting: monkeys appeared to have some of the same economic ideas that humans have, especially when it comes to something known as loss aversion.

By |2025-06-20T07:44:00-04:00June 20, 2025|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

A Baboon Named Jack Once Worked For A Railroad, And He Was Good At His Job

For National Monkey Day, the story of Jack, a baboon in South Africa who was so smart he worked for a railroad for nine years without a single mistake.

By |2024-12-12T20:35:41-05:00December 14, 2023|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , |

What Do Video Game Playing Monkeys Have To Do With The Sunk Cost Fallacy?

The sunk-cost fallacy - when we keep at something even when it’s really not worth it anymore, just because we’ve already put so much time or effort in - is a part of human nature. But new research shows it's also a part of the nature of - this is the best part - video game playing monkeys.

By |2024-12-13T06:58:52-05:00January 11, 2021|Categories: Cool Weird Awesome, Podcasts|Tags: , , , , |

Voyager Went A Long, Long, Long Way: This Week’s YouTube Videos To Watch With Your Kids

We are covering a LOT of ground in this roundup, as you'll see.

By |2019-09-05T13:57:26-04:00September 6, 2019|Categories: Blog|Tags: , , , , , , , , , |
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