Tag: rats
There’s Nothing Funny About Evolution
Is a sense of humor a byproduct, an accident, or was it installed on purpose? For better health? There definitely seems to be a purpose.
Animal Algorithms: Ant Foraging Is a “Rational” Behavior
Of course, ants and other animals do not make decisions in a “conscious” manner as humans would. Instead they rely on algorithms.
Uncannily Organic: Navigation Is More than Genes
The capabilities of animals to know their positions and make corrections seem beyond the abilities of coded instructions or brain size.
Rats! Another Code Found in Whiskers
Neurons in a rat’s whiskers “represent multiple stimulus features in a tiled and continuous manner, thus encoding large regions of a complex sensory space.”
Sunday with the Devil’s Acolyte — Thomas Henry Huxley
Although the designation of Huxley as Darwin’s “bulldog” is well known, acolyte is a more appropriate term and here’s why.