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How Clever Hans, The Horse People Thought Could Do Mathematics, Changed How We Do Science

🐴 This "Math" Horse Accidentally Changed Science

Published by OOPSONLINE.IN · Source: IFLScience · 1 min read · · Updated

💀 OOPS SAYS

Imagine being so bad at math that you accidentally force humanity to invent double-blind testing. Honestly, iconic behavior for a horse.

What actually happened

Without the horse, it may have taken us longer to double-blind experiments. Not bad work for a horse, even if he wasn't quite as good at math as people seemed to believe.

Key points

  • Without the horse, it may have taken us longer to double-blind experiments.
  • Not bad work for a horse, even if he wasn't quite as good at math as people seemed to believe.

Summary based on data provided by IFLScience. Full article available at the original publisher.

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  • #clever
  • #hans
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