DailyDirt: Geekier Than Monkeys Typing
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According to the "Infinite Monkey Theorem," a monkey hitting keys randomly on a keyboard for an infinite amount of time will eventually type out the complete works of Shakespeare. There have even been efforts to put that theorem to the test by creating virtual typing monkeys that managed to recreate at least one of Shakespeare's works. But those monkeys were digital – here are a few examples of some real, geeky animals.- Cows in the UK outfitted with "smart collars" can notify farmers when they're sick or in heat. The collars use the same kind of 3D sensor that is found in Wii video game controllers to detect movement. [url]
- A monkey in China with two sensor chips implanted in its brain can control a robot hand with its thoughts. The sensors monitor 200 neurons in the monkey's motor cortex, and its brain signals are translated into real-time robotic finger movements. [url]
- Alex, an African grey parrot, had mathematical abilities that were at least as good as those of chimpanzees. He had been trained to count objects, and could add two numbers up to a total sum of eight, or add two sets of objects up to a total sum of six. [url]
- To discover more interesting biological curiosities, check out what's currently floating around the StumbleUpon universe. [url]
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hopefully they saved some of Alex's DNA...
This dailydirt also reminds me of the Max Headroom parrot
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DmDjkPfbfH0
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Z I N G ! ! !
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Monkey and infinite time
Interesting. And I believe it with the infinite amount of time. I found the link below off Google that explains how this was tested. Not quite the same as one monkey with infinite time or even a million monkeys for a million years. It is quite a dumbed down version -- but interesting. I still think the million monkeys for a million years is not a big enough event population to do even one short Shakespeare play. Maybe we have a statistician among us that can give the odds.
http://www.parascientifica.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=25&t=8673
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Re: Monkey and infinite time
and an infinite number of those works also..
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Monkey and infinite time
http://news.cnet.com/8301-30685_3-20111659-264/virtual-monkeys-recreate-shakespeare-methinks- not/
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too much free time ?
Chimps are NOT known for their intelligence, compared to parrots or dogs chimps are quite stupid.
Controlling things with 'just a thought' was invented here in Australia, years ago, and has significant implications for the disabled (in humans)..
what is the result of 'too much spare time' is the flood of pointless articles and silly statements that pollute Techdirt..
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those monkeys were also FINITE !!!, therefore as a percentage of an INFINITE value, it would be ZERO 0%.
otherwise it would be called the FINITE monkey theorem !!!.
or "very big number" theorem....
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