Kanzi

 The headline:

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• Dr Michelle Dickinson: nanotechnologist on what a recent bonobo study reveals about imagination

A bonobo's pretend tea party has scientists rethinking imagination

I find this story fascinating.

 

A bonobo named Kanzi was sitting at a table across from a researcher. On the table are two completely empty clear cups and an empty clear jug. The researcher pretends to pour juice into both cups. Then she pretends to dump the juice out of one of them, turning it upside down and shaking it as if to show it’s empty. 

Then she asks Kanzi, “Where’s the juice?” 

There is no juice, but most of the time, Kanzi points to the cup that is supposed to still contain the imaginary juice. 

 

Maybe where research should be. 

I do note that Kanzi is a bloke.

I bet the report doesn't highlight that!