Bonobos Can Tell When a Human Doesn’t Know Something
Bonobos Can Tell When a Human Doesn’t Know Something
An experiment shows that bonobos can understand when a human lacks knowledge and point them in the right direction
Oh, shit. Good thing my boss is a chimpanzee.
I mean… a lot of Bonobo behavior would be inappropriate in the workplace.
Probably less racist than my Gen X conservative boss though. Probably smarter and more efficient too.
I dunno, I think an increase in mutual oral activity would help most jobs
He'll never know!
Bonobo: This motherfucker doesn't know algebra, I can tell.
So Bonobos have more capacity to judge the topical authority of people than most people do. Very interesting.
"They can tell" implies "they can speak“. No they can’t. #Clickbait
“They can tell” implies "they can speak“
That... isn't what that phrase means in English. I assume you're new to the language?
I’m not, and I’m perfectly aware of the ambiguity of "tell" meaning both "understand" and "communicate". But so is the person who wrote that clickbait title.
If I'm choking, I can sure tell people about it despite being unable to speak.
Colloquially, in English, "I can tell that..." directly translates to "I can discern/detect that...". An example would be in a game of poker, "I can tell that you're bluffing".
The ability or desire to communicate what you have become aware of is irrelevant.