It looks like if the election had been run by bats it would have come out just about the same. (Science Daily: Bat calls contain wealth of discernible information)
For the purpose of the research, Mor Taub and Yosef Prat, students in Prof. Yovel's lab, recorded the sounds emitted by 22 Egyptian fruit bats in TAU's "bat cave" over the course of 75 days. The authors then assembled a dataset of approximately 15,000 vocalizations, which represented the full vocal repertoire the bats used during the experiment. By analyzing this dataset, the authors found that the vocalizations contained information about the identity of the bat emitting the call and even about the identity of the bat being addressed by the call. Moreover, while most of this species' vocalizations were emitted during aggressive encounters, by analyzing the spectral composition of the calls, the authors were also able to distinguish their specific aggressive context (such as squabbling over food, sleeping spots or other resources).
- Science Daily
As soon as these creatures are ready to make cute bat videos, they're ready for online.
Human conversation at its most guttural is the text language on cellphones and that hardly differs from bats when most of it is about sex, food, or a place to crash.
Ed: is this a lament about the language collapsing?
No because it isn't. That it collapses with people who frequently text doesn't matter much when they're not likely to use the language much anyway. That people like me appreciate the language in a more elegant form is an amusement to many but I'm far from the only one and it's not a surprise to see we're in a distinct minority.
Ed: so you're a victim then?
You're starting to piss me off, Moriarty. So many negative waves.
The similarities between bat conversation and that of humans online did not go past the scientists although they did not say it specifically.
"Studying how much information is conveyed in animal communication is important if you're interested in the evolution of human language," said Prof. Yovel. "Specifically, one big unknown in the world of animal communication is their grasp on semanticity -- i.e., when you hear the word 'apple' you immediately imagine a round, red fruit. We found, in our research, that bat calls contain information about the identities of the caller and the addressee, which implies that there is a recognition factor. We were also able to discern the purpose and the context of the conversation, as well as the possible outcome of the 'discussion.'"
- Science Daily
Here at the Rockhouse, we're railing about semanticity all the time as you can tell people online an apple is a round, red fruit until you run out of air but they won't believe if the newsreaders told them something different. You saw abundant proof of that in the election on both sides, assuming there really were different sides.
For the purpose of the research, Mor Taub and Yosef Prat, students in Prof. Yovel's lab, recorded the sounds emitted by 22 Egyptian fruit bats in TAU's "bat cave" over the course of 75 days. The authors then assembled a dataset of approximately 15,000 vocalizations, which represented the full vocal repertoire the bats used during the experiment. By analyzing this dataset, the authors found that the vocalizations contained information about the identity of the bat emitting the call and even about the identity of the bat being addressed by the call. Moreover, while most of this species' vocalizations were emitted during aggressive encounters, by analyzing the spectral composition of the calls, the authors were also able to distinguish their specific aggressive context (such as squabbling over food, sleeping spots or other resources).
- Science Daily
As soon as these creatures are ready to make cute bat videos, they're ready for online.
Human conversation at its most guttural is the text language on cellphones and that hardly differs from bats when most of it is about sex, food, or a place to crash.
Ed: is this a lament about the language collapsing?
No because it isn't. That it collapses with people who frequently text doesn't matter much when they're not likely to use the language much anyway. That people like me appreciate the language in a more elegant form is an amusement to many but I'm far from the only one and it's not a surprise to see we're in a distinct minority.
Ed: so you're a victim then?
You're starting to piss me off, Moriarty. So many negative waves.
The similarities between bat conversation and that of humans online did not go past the scientists although they did not say it specifically.
"Studying how much information is conveyed in animal communication is important if you're interested in the evolution of human language," said Prof. Yovel. "Specifically, one big unknown in the world of animal communication is their grasp on semanticity -- i.e., when you hear the word 'apple' you immediately imagine a round, red fruit. We found, in our research, that bat calls contain information about the identities of the caller and the addressee, which implies that there is a recognition factor. We were also able to discern the purpose and the context of the conversation, as well as the possible outcome of the 'discussion.'"
- Science Daily
Here at the Rockhouse, we're railing about semanticity all the time as you can tell people online an apple is a round, red fruit until you run out of air but they won't believe if the newsreaders told them something different. You saw abundant proof of that in the election on both sides, assuming there really were different sides.
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