What a viral monkey, his plushie, and a 70-year-old experiment tell us

(theconversation.com)

7 points | by defrost 16 hours ago ago

1 comments

  • ares623 14 hours ago

    The article is a bit shallow, but since we're on the topic, I wanted to share a shower thought after seeing one of the videos of Punch.

    Could a future society use videos like this one as a "lie detector" for sociopathic or psycopathic tendencies in people? I had very strong empathetic feelings when watching the video and I'm curious if the chemicals and neural pathways for such a feeling can be measured and detected reliably.