> The desire then was to assess nonhuman intelligence by teaching nonhumans to speak like we do—when in fact we should have been thinking about their abilities to engage in complex communication on their own terms, in their own embodied way, in their own worldview.
but what can you expect from the species that created bee movie. of course bees’ lack of human speech could be viewed as a lack of communication ability.
and most humans haven’t the slightest what they are communicating through vibration and position. so why would it be considered communication when a bee does it?
> The desire then was to assess nonhuman intelligence by teaching nonhumans to speak like we do—when in fact we should have been thinking about their abilities to engage in complex communication on their own terms, in their own embodied way, in their own worldview.
but what can you expect from the species that created bee movie. of course bees’ lack of human speech could be viewed as a lack of communication ability.
and most humans haven’t the slightest what they are communicating through vibration and position. so why would it be considered communication when a bee does it?