#bouba — Public Fediverse posts

You know Bouba and Kiki†?

Well, it turns out that @gemsmoke didn't.
So I asked them to, with no information beyond their names, draw Kiki and Bouba.

The original test involved identifying them from images without labels, making @gemsmoke's result bear even more weight.

Here's what they drew.

The effect holds.

If you aren't aware of Bouba and Kiki yourself, take a minute to imagine or even sketch each character.

I've hidden the reveals, which includes the originals as well as @gemsmoke's cartoons.
 
† see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bouba/kiki_effect

#kiki #bouba #cartoon #psychology #test #art

🐥🤔 "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! 📚🔍"
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

In a #groundbreaking #discovery 🐣, scientists have declared that even #baby #chicks can recognize the avant-garde art of #JavaScript and #cookie #consent pop-ups. Truly, the #bouba-kiki #effect in its most profound form: proving once again that the world of science is just a click away from a tech support hotline. 🔍🍪
https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq7188 #HackerNews #ngated

Evidence of the bouba-kiki effect in naïve baby chicks

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/science.adq7188

#HackerNews #bouba-kiki #effect #baby #chicks #science #research #cognitive #development

I've also finally printed my "kiki/bouba" versions of the photo policy badges that might work better for impaired colour vision
(edit: print files uploaded to Thingiverse & MakerWorld and I'll bring a batch to #39C3)
https://www.thingiverse.com/thing:7235521
https://makerworld.com/en/models/2116223-no-photos-photos-ok-badges
#photoPolicy #3Dprinted #kiki #bouba

This is so silly. I love it.

#Bouba #Kiki #Ghibli #meme

Follow-up quiz:

Are you a mathematician/physicist/maths-adjacent STEMist? Do you find niceness or friendliness of numbers a weird concept?

#WeirdMathsSensibilities #bouba #kiki

Which powers of two do you find nicer, friendlier?

#WeirdMathsSensibilities #bouba #kiki

Fediverse and BlueSky.

Which is bouba?
Which is kiki?

This is vital and urgent. So, like, thank you for boosting the poll, or whatever.

#poll #Bouba #kiki #Fediverse #Bluesky

@gretchenmcc
This subject always reminds of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gwXJsWHupg
#bouba-kiki #tinny-woody #language #words #English #linguistics #MPFC

@gretchenmcc
This subject always reminds of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gwXJsWHupg
#bouba-kiki #tinny-woody #language #words #English #linguistics #MPFC

@gretchenmcc
This subject always reminds of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gwXJsWHupg
#bouba-kiki #tinny-woody #language #words #English #linguistics #MPFC

@gretchenmcc
This subject always reminds of
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-gwXJsWHupg
#bouba-kiki #tinny-woody #language #words #English #linguistics #MPFC