Tag: monkeys

Lots of people have warned about robot invasions, but not like the one we’re about to tell you about.

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.

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.

The man with the yellow hat has some explaining to do.

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.

As claims to fame go, “saw monkey” isn’t a bad one.

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

Some excellent links from the past week.