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minus-squaregamermanh@lemmy.dbzer0.comhexbear12·7 months agoFun fact (not really) about Nim: he and the other ASL chimps were HORRIBLY abused. Basically every single one of them. And it was all for nothing, not a single bit of evidence shows that teaching chimps ASL worked and allowed any form of actual communication. Yes, even Koko. https://youtu.be/e7wFotDKEF4 linkfedilink
minus-squareMonzcarro@feddit.ukhexbear4·7 months agoThere is also a good You're Wrong About podcast episode on this. linkfedilink
Fun fact (not really) about Nim: he and the other ASL chimps were HORRIBLY abused. Basically every single one of them.
And it was all for nothing, not a single bit of evidence shows that teaching chimps ASL worked and allowed any form of actual communication.
Yes, even Koko.
https://youtu.be/e7wFotDKEF4
There is also a good You're Wrong About podcast episode on this.