@empiricism @formresilience I think it's an interesting essay, but I'm constitutionally capable of considering writings and ideas that aren't syntactically optimal for academia and agreed upon by rich white men I will never know or meet potentially having some value anyway.
@formresilience what happens when the matriarch dies?
@luke @empiricism Thanks for reading it. Well that’s an interesting point. My wife is from Africa, so during my visits to see her family I became fond of a very old elephant matriarch, and six months ago she sadly died. (Part1/2)
@luke @empiricism But given her focus on social learning and encouraging the learning of her peers - there was another elephant that could step into her shoes. But what boggles the mind - is How the herd can remember the approximate time (within a few days) the old Matriarch died - they go to the place she died and pay their respects. That is truly compelling I think (Part2/2)
@formresilience @empiricism that is fascinating. I'd wonder if there was some sort of predetermined succession plan.
Sorry to hear about your friend.
@luke @empiricism I know. Despite their large frame, there is more than meets the eye with regards to elephants. I still have many questions; how are they so connected to lost members of the herd, (in the book i reference) - how did the herd “sense” that Lawrence (their befriended human) had died? As a physicist - I tend too easily towards the entanglement of consciousness, maybe science can start to unpack this in the coming years. Penrose’s OR Theory a fascinating start …
@luke @empiricism agreed. Signing off now, time for bed here in the alps. Nice talking to you. I’m a bit new to Mastodon, will be back, seems a nice community on here :)
@formresilience @empiricism goodnight, and welcome!
@formresilience @empiricism entanglement of consciousness seems the most obvious considering we've seen that sort of connected behavior in mycelium, trees, and birds.