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The Skeptics Guide #911 - Dec 24 2022

The Skeptics' Guide to the Universe

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Cuddle Fish. Cuddle, Not Cuddle.

The Stanford marshmallow test was originally designed for children, and it's a measure of delayed gratification. We have shown that certain corkids can pass the marshmallow test. Are they always using a marshmallow, or is that just like the term 'almost never use marshmallows' with animals? The cuttlefish... They like it if they tried it. And then versus a living shrimp ... That's like yummy to them.

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