Hacker News with Generative AI: Behavior

Jumping Spiders Can Think Ahead, Plan Detours (2016) (nationalgeographic.com)
With brains the size of a sesame seed, jumping spiders may seem like mental lightweights.

Animals, Science, Biology, Behavior

6 points by droideqa 2 days ago | 0 comments

Study of cockatoo Snowball suggests humans aren't the only ones who can dance (news.harvard.edu)
New research starring YouTube sensation Snowball the dancing cockatoo spotlights the surprising variety and creativity of his moves and suggests that he, and some other vocal-learning animals, may be capable of some of the kind of sophisticated brain function thought to be exclusively human.

Animals, Science, Research, Behavior, Dance

26 points by wallflower 33 days ago | 38 comments

Good readers have distinct brain anatomy, research reveals (psypost.org)
The number of people who read for fun appears to be steadily dropping. Fifty percent of UK adults say they don’t read regularly (up from 42% in 2015) and almost one in four young people aged 16-24 say they’ve never been readers, according to research by The Reading Agency.

Reading, Neuroscience, Brain, Research, Behavior

14 points by isaacfrond 77 days ago | 8 comments

An artist who trained rats to trade in foreign-exchange markets (2014) (theatlantic.com)
Mr. Lehman could predict the prices of foreign-exchange futures more accurately than he could call a coin flip. But, being a rat, he needed the right bonus package to do so: a food pellet for when he was right, and a small shock when he was wrong. (Also, being a rat, he was not very good at flipping coins.)

Animals, Finance, Research, Behavior, Art

247 points by doener 107 days ago | 119 comments

Askers vs. Guessers (swizec.com)
Here's a culture clash that comes up every few weeks in various contexts: People who Just Ask and people who Guess Before Asking.

Communication, Culture, Behavior, Work

17 points by sundarurfriend 115 days ago | 1 comments

Scientists baffled as orcas seem to revive an 80s trend: dead salmon hats (theguardian.com)
Researchers suspect that orcas may be reviving a peculiar fashion statement of sorts not seen since the 1980s.

Animals, Science, Behavior, Trends, Fashion

7 points by rntn 122 days ago | 1 comments

If You Think You Can Hold a Grudge, Consider the Crow (nytimes.com)
The brainy birds carry big chips on their shoulders, scientists say. And some people who become subjects of their ire may be victims of mistaken identity.

Animals, Science, Behavior

30 points by Hooke 157 days ago | 15 comments

The Mindlessness of Ostensibly Thoughtful Action (1978) [pdf] (jamesclear.com)

Psychology, Philosophy, Behavior

51 points by canthandle 160 days ago | 7 comments

Gibbons move with rhythm and intention. Dare we say style? (nytimes.com)
It’s not twerking. It’s not salsa or breaking. You might put it somewhere between vogueing and the robot. Whatever you want to call it, the distinctive performance style of a female gibbon is a dance, researchers say.

Animals, Science, Behavior

14 points by Thevet 198 days ago | 5 comments

The First Idiot Principle (tyleo.com)

Social Commentary, Psychology, Behavior

25 points by tyleo 208 days ago | 4 comments

Genetic differences found to influence coffee drinking behaviors (psypost.org)

Genetics, Coffee, Behavior, Science

6 points by giuliomagnifico 265 days ago | 0 comments

The Social Lives of the Teens Who Don't Have Phones (thecut.com)

Teenagers, Social Media, Technology, Behavior, Society

18 points by bookofjoe 308 days ago | 17 comments

Omega-3 supplementation reduces aggressive behavior: A meta-analytic review (sciencedirect.com)