November 4th, 2010
Scientists in Miami have taught Dolphins how to use laptops.
According to Miami-based researchers at SpeakDolphin, the dolphins emphatically prefer Panasonic Toughbooks to iPads.The scientific ramifications of this are pretty interesting, but the organization behind it, and its first few questions for the dolphins, seem pretty damned dotty.

Scientists in Miami have taught Dolphins how to use laptops.

According to Miami-based researchers at SpeakDolphin, the dolphins emphatically prefer Panasonic Toughbooks to iPads.

The scientific ramifications of this are pretty interesting, but the organization behind it, and its first few questions for the dolphins, seem pretty damned dotty.

(via theatlantic)

  1. go reblogged this from theatlantic and added:
    Dolphins don’t prefer iPads.
  2. hellandheartaches reblogged this from theatlantic and added:
    As long as they don’t figure how you join on us on land we should be safe.
  3. zero-creativity reblogged this from theatlantic and added:
    So long and thanks for all the fish.
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    Scientists in Miami have taught Dolphins how to use laptops. According to Miami-based researchers at SpeakDolphin, the...
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  7. betterworlds reblogged this from theatlantic and added:
    Can’t vouch for it, but it’s definitely interesting. Reminds us of Koko and Michael the gorillas.
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    I hope they hurry up and teach these dolphins math so we don’t have to do it.
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