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[-] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 14 points 7 months ago

Heh. I'm sure we all know a few of those non-"recent" humans that can't seem to grasp the concept. I just hope they're in lower numbers than expected this November. 😶

[-] elxeno@lemm.ee 5 points 7 months ago

Found the article just for this part

...recent humans. (Fibonacci introduced zero to Western mathematics around the year 1200.)

A bit different from the bees' "understanding the concept of zero".

https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2023/08/28/is-beekeeping-wrong

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