Can Fish Count?
What Animals Reveal About Our Uniquely Mathematical Minds

Fish can count. You discover this in chapter eight of ten. Before that you learn about humans, mammals, and other animals. After that is a chapter on insects and invertebrates. Then a summary chapter. You say, "Great, you are ruining the book up front. Why?" Because it's kind of obvious. What is interes......more

The answer is yes, fish and other animals have a sense of amounts. Now you don't have to slog through hundreds of pages.......more

Het boek is een stuk technischer dan ik had verwacht (en uitgebreider) het stuk over vissen was kort , de stukken over Sapiens en insecten waren langer en ook boeiend De hersenen en wis/meetkunde zoals ik er nog niet over gelezen had , en enkele nieuwe woorden geleerd Bv dyscalculie Het boek deed oo......more

Yes, they can. Most animals can, but only in single figures (and quantities at that) and are also able to make rudimentary comparisons of size. These are basic competences that help, in the wild, in dealing with food, predators and the search for a mate. In the laboratory, similar skills can be taug......more

Betteridge's law of headlines: Book edition (The answer is yes, more or less, depending on how exactly you define counting) The core concept behind this book is interesting, but at times it feels like the author had some sort of minimum word count he was forced to hit. There is a lot of time spent wan......more