No Such Thing As A Fish

No Such Thing As An Ant On Its Gap Year

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Oct 20, 2017
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ANECDOTE

China's Hallstatt Replica

  • China built an exact replica of Austria's Hallstatt village for tourism.
  • The original town's mayor was initially annoyed but impressed by the faithful copy.
ANECDOTE

Endeavour Replica Moved to Whitby

  • A replica of Captain Cook's ship, Endeavour, was sold and moved to Whitby as a tourist attraction.
  • Moving boats over land can be expensive even for short distances.
INSIGHT

Ants Exhibit Self-Control

  • Ants can delay gratification to reach a bigger food reward farther away.
  • Given equal rewards, ants prefer the closer one, showing cost-benefit decision-making.
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