[zerobits]

I was pretty excited about this result until actually going through the quiz.

They give you so many hints, I don't think you can draw conclusions from this.

For example:

- In multiple videos an ape is eating, and another ape is trying to grab food out of their mouth. The options presented are like: "Give me that food" or "Move to a new position". Obviously the food is relevant.

- In multiple videos a larger ape presents its back to the other, while the smaller moves towards hopping on or grooming it. Clearly this is the "climb on my back" or "groom me" options.

In addition to providing a highlighted illustration, multiple choice, and slow-mo replays, it really just seems like this quiz was (intentional or not) designed to show an obvious positive result. Looking forward to better research on this.

[havelhovel]

From the article: “‘when we told participants a bit about what the apes were doing before, it did improve their understanding significantly but only by about 5 percent,’ she noted. ‘So it seems like the gestures themselves are really meaningful to people.’”

[stuaxo]

Every time I bend down, my 5 year old tries to jump on my back - is this all small children or just my own ?

[nashashmi]

Your 5 year old likely learned it directly from the apes.

Ask chatgpt how to reduce ape influence in the house.