The Horse That Knew Too Much: Reto U. Schneider on Clever Hans

At Berlin's Museum für Naturkunde, author Reto U. Schneider talks with science journalist Lilo Berg about his book Das Pferd, das zu viel wusste (The Horse That Knew Too Much).

The subject is Clever Hans, the horse people flocked to watch doing sums in a Prenzlauer Berg backyard in 1904, and why he resurfaces today in AI research as the "Clever Hans problem". The story runs from the circuses and variety theatres of Wilhelmine Berlin to California and ChatGPT.

Expect anecdotes, previously unseen pictures, chansons about thinking animals and recordings of a talking dog. Held in German in the museum's event hall, for adults, with no registration needed; doors open at 18:00.