Mar 16, 2023 09:24 PM
https://bigthink.com/life/chimpanzees-beat-humans/
KEY POINTS: Chimpanzees top humans in various cognitive tests, particularly those that measure basic strategizing and working memory. The findings challenge our biases that we are far smarter than our evolutionary cousins. We humans like to think that though we share 99% of our DNA with chimpanzees, our brains are wholly superior. The scientific literature is almost certainly underestimating the cognitive abilities of chimpanzees and other apes compared to our own.... (MORE - details) ===== RELATED (bigthink.com): Is humanity dumber than a colony of yeast cells?
Chimp Beats Human: Intelligence Test ... https://youtu.be/Zz7ShiQqLQg
KEY POINTS: Chimpanzees top humans in various cognitive tests, particularly those that measure basic strategizing and working memory. The findings challenge our biases that we are far smarter than our evolutionary cousins. We humans like to think that though we share 99% of our DNA with chimpanzees, our brains are wholly superior. The scientific literature is almost certainly underestimating the cognitive abilities of chimpanzees and other apes compared to our own.... (MORE - details) ===== RELATED (bigthink.com): Is humanity dumber than a colony of yeast cells?
Chimp Beats Human: Intelligence Test ... https://youtu.be/Zz7ShiQqLQg