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smeg@feddit.ukM to Nominative Determinism@feddit.ukEnglish · 10 days ago

Dino Grandoni, dinosaur reporter

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Dino Grandoni, dinosaur reporter

smeg@feddit.ukM to Nominative Determinism@feddit.ukEnglish · 10 days ago
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cross-posted from: https://mander.xyz/post/50903848

https://www.washingtonpost.com/climate-environment/2023/01/09/t-rex-brain-study/

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    Wow, a circle that is a actually useful for once.

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        :P

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    Classic biased reporting

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    We have the term “bird brain” to imply a dumb person, but birds are pretty fuckin’ smart.

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      Depends. Corvid? Capable of identifying faces and using tools. The blackbird that lives in my garden? Capable of flying head-first into my window.

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        I mean, the first time it was bad eyesight. But everytime after was due to the brain damage from the first time. Poor dude.

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    Looks like reptilian propaganda

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Nominative determinism is the hypothesis that people tend to gravitate towards areas of work that fit their names. The term was first used in the magazine New Scientist in 1994, after the magazine’s humorous “Feedback” column noted several studies carried out by researchers with remarkably fitting surnames. These included a book on polar explorations by Daniel Snowman and an article on urology by researchers named Splatt and Weedon. These and other examples led to light-hearted speculation that some sort of psychological effect was at work.

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