VICEのインスタグラム(vice) - 5月9日 06時01分

A new study finds that wasps are capable of basic logical reasoning.
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Wasps are the first insects known to demonstrate “transitive inference,” a sophisticated form of logical reasoning, according to a study published on Tuesday in 'Biology Letters'. Transitive inference is the ability to surmise a relation between objects without a direct comparison. Humans develop this capability in childhood, often through thought experiments such as this one: Jane is taller than Sally, and Sally is taller than Ben, so Jane must be taller than Ben. Even though Jane and Ben never directly compared their heights, there is enough information to infer how tall they are relative to each other.
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