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forbidden experiment

name

Etymology

So called because ethical guidelines would forbid it. Coined by American scholar Roger Shattuck.

Definitions

  1. An experiment where an infant is isolated from the normal use of language in an attempt…

    An experiment where an infant is isolated from the normal use of language in an attempt to discover the fundamental character of human nature or the origin of language.

The neighborhood

Vish — recursive loop

No curated loop yet for forbidden experiment. Loops are being traced one word at a time while the ingestion pipeline matures.

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