20世纪初,一匹叫汉斯的马引起了巨大的轰动效应。汉斯的主人是一位退休的中学教师,名叫威廉·冯·奥斯滕。在别人眼中,奥斯滕挺像一个怪人。他平日里深居简出,很少与人交往,但却喜欢和马打交道。1901年,他买下汉斯,并开始给它上课。他想弄清楚,通过系统的授课,一匹马的思维能力 In the early 20th century, a horse called Hans caused a huge sensation. The owner of Hans is a retired secondary school teacher named William von Osten. In the eyes of others, Oosten looks like a weirdo. He usually lives in abundance on weekdays. He seldom contacts people, but he likes to deal with horses. In 1901, he bought Hans and began to teach it. He wanted to find out, through systematic teaching, the thinking ability of a horse