And (at least as of ten years ago) I knew people using 'air cribs' (the climate controlled crib described in 'Baby in a Box'). There was also a project using pigeons as quality control inspectors (pills, I believe).
On Jan 15, 2014, at 8:03 AM, John Kulig wrote: > Well, Skinner's pigeons did not fly by themselves, but they were trained to > peck at outlines of ships so as to guide missiles to their target during WWII > ... the military did not support "Project Pigeon" wholeheartedly though > Skinner claimed it would have worked. Each nose cone had three pigeons, and > majority vote ruled (in case one pigeon got nervous-in-the-service to use > theold phrase). The project was cancelled in 1944, but inspired Project Orcon > (for organic control) which was later replaced by electronic guidance systems. > > If people have not read Skinner's account of this project, it is worth the > trouble. He is intelligent, witty, irreverent, and insightful. A contrast to > our tendency to be overly cautious in our hypotheses and conclusions. btw, > worth reading about his daughter's crib project as well > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Project_Pigeon > > > > ========================== > John W. Kulig, Ph.D. > Professor of Psychology > Coordinator, Psychology Honors > Plymouth State University > Plymouth NH 03264 > ========================== Paul Brandon Emeritus Professor of Psychology Minnesota State University, Mankato [email protected] --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [email protected]. To unsubscribe click here: http://fsulist.frostburg.edu/u?id=13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df5d5&n=T&l=tips&o=32757 or send a blank email to leave-32757-13090.68da6e6e5325aa33287ff385b70df...@fsulist.frostburg.edu
