Channel: NOVA PBS Official

Category: Science & Technology

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Description: Witness a hungry, color-changing cuttlefish take part in an oddly adorable, psychological test. Following days of training, the cuttlefish is faced with the decision to strike and devour one of two tempting prey: Will it wait for the live crayfish or immediately strike the shrimp? Its intriguing behavior is challenging our understanding of the origins of intelligence. This groundbreaking experiment was adapted from the Stanford Marshmallow Test, originally designed for children. PRODUCTION CREDITS: Produced, Directed, and Narrated by Greg Kestin Senior Digital Producer: Ari Daniel Executive Producers: Julia Cort and Chris Schmidt Consultants: Aaron Blaisdell, Josep Call Camera: Greg Kestin, Shaun Hepple, Emily Zendt READ more in the research paper “Cuttlefish exert self-control in a delay of gratification task” royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rspb.2020.3161 Authors: Alexandra K. Schnell Nicola S. Clayton Markus Boeckle Micaela Rivera Roger T. Hanlon Special Thanks: Tina Newberry Kelly Sowers Joe Porter Mitchell Salley Brennan Schaefer P.J. Donahoe Edward Thomson Sara Cooper Kendra Buresch Chris Matulis Denise Semedo E.J. Masicampo Timothy Huang Music: APM Sound Effects: Freesound.org Stock footage: Videoblocks, Pond 5, Shutterstock Funding by: Foundational Questions Institute Franklin Fetzer Fund This project was supported by grant number FQXi-RFP-1822 from the Foundational Questions Institute and Fetzer Franklin Fund, a donor advised fund of Silicon Valley Community Foundation. © WGBH Educational Foundation 2021