šŸ„šŸ¤” "Chicks crack the code of #language evolution! Apparently, our entire linguistic journey can be summed up by a baby bird's ability to associate 'bouba' with roundness. Take that, esteemed linguists! šŸ“ššŸ”"
https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/baby-chicks-pass-the-bouba-kiki-test-challenging-a-theory-of-language/ #Chicks #Evolution #Bouba #Research #Linguistics #BabyBirds #HackerNews #ngated
Baby chicks pass the ā€˜bouba-kiki’ test, challenging a theory of language evolution

Newborn chicks connect sounds with shapes just like humans, suggesting deep evolutionary roots of the ā€œbouba-kikiā€ effect

Scientific American