Thanks, Brad! My colleagues will find this intriguing. Howard Rheingold [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://twitter.com/hrheingold http://www.rheingold.com http://www.smartmobs.com http://vlog.rheingold.com what it is ---> is --->up to us
On Aug 27, 2008, at 12:16 PM, Brad Zebal wrote: > FYI... > > bz > > > http://blog.newsweek.com/blogs/labnotes/archive/2008/08/25/share-and-share-alike.aspx > > --- Share and Share Alike Sharon Begley A growing number of studies > are looking at whether non-human animals have a moral sense. One of > my favorites from a few years back focused on fairness. Scientists > at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center placed two cups of > food on a tray that was counterweighted so that, in order for the > capuchin monkeys in a nearby cage to reel it in and have a snack, > both had to pull a bar. By cooperating, the monkeys could move the > tray against the cage so that Sammy could reach one cup and Bias the > other. The monkeys figured it out and cooperated. Here's where it > got interesting: when the scientists filled only one food cup, the > monkey whose efforts brought him the full cup shared the spoils with > the monkey who worked just as hard but got only an empty cup. By > sharing, of course, a monkey may figure that when he is the one to > work hard but get an empty food cup, his companion will share. When > the companion is a relative, monkeys are even more willing to work > even if their food cup (which they can see) holds nothing, perhaps > expecting this generosity. "Winners were, in effect, compensating > their partners for received assistance," Yerkes' Frans de Waal > wrote. Fair is fair. --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "CooperationCommons" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/CooperationCommons?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
