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[deleted] t1_is5sq8l wrote

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Octavus t1_is6fl3a wrote

The paper is not studying goldfish memory and the BBC article's title is just wrong. The actual title is Distance estimation in the goldfish (Carassius auratus).

They were studying how goldfish estimate distance swam, which apparently is via visual references.

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Tardigradelegs OP t1_is5t1ji wrote

Yes, some good stuff on this topic in /r/fishcognition too

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andreasdagen t1_is6ctep wrote

Read the article, it is pretty short and interesting.

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[deleted] t1_is5xzz3 wrote

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Bad_Name_Generator t1_is6fsnx wrote

Boolean algebra was once considered useless because it had not real world application. Nowadays, most people have in their pocket a little device that wouldn't even exists if boolean algebra wasn't invented. You can never know if or when a discovery will have real world applications.

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TheyHungre t1_is6ui4j wrote

Want to know how cognition works? Gotta study it at work. Guarantee psychologists and folks developing AI pay attention to stuff like this

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