Are we humans simply remodelled apes? Chimps with a tweak? Is the difference between our genomes so minuscule it justifies the argument that our cognition and behaviour must also differ from chimps by barely a whisker? If “chimps are us” should we grant them human rights? Or is this one of the biggest fallacies in the study of evolution? NOT A CHIMP argues that these similarities have been grossly over-exaggerated - we should keep chimps at arm’s length. Are humans cognitively unique after all?
Tuesday, 1 May 2012
Josh Klein's TED talk on the intelligence of crows
A fascinating and well delivered TED talk on the intelligence of crows that mirrors the information in the CLEVER CORVIDS chapter of NOT A CHIMP. Well worth a watch.
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