Friday, August 13, 2021
Clever Hans, the mathematical horse
In 1907 William von Osten toured around Germany with a horse, Clever Hans, that he claimed could perform various math problems. His story is found here: Clever Hans.
While the feats of Clever Hans were debunked as an elaborate palor trick, scientists have found that many animals do have a sense for numbers. More recently, an article in Quantamagazine, highlights many true animal feats in recognizing different number of objects and even having a sense for zero.
Adjunct faculty member of the University of Redlands, School of Business.
Retired Quality Engineering Manager - Abbott Labs (32 years).
Favorite classes to teach: Management Science, Statistics, Operations Management, Analytics.
Contributor to the Online Encyclopedia of Integer Sequences (OEIS) https://oeis.org/.
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