10-14-2012, 02:44 AM
about a year ago, news hit the net that certain parrots are just as smart as six hear old humans... and we've known that crows are just as smart as apes... well guess what? turns out that crows are little face-remembering freaky flying things with complex reasoning abilities.
so, in conclusion... next time you want to praise your kids... don't. instead, tell them that their accomplishments aren't really that special compared to pack of motivated monkeys.
arstechnica Wrote:One of the most enjoyable facets of studying other species is discovering the amazing things they’re capable of. As humans, the things we tend to find most amazing are the abilities that remind us the most of, well, us—parrots that can speak, bonobos that play Pac-Man, monkeys that use rocks like hammers to crack nuts, and so on. That can create a bit of a bias when we evaluate human intelligence in comparison to other species. As Robert Brault put it, “If a rabbit defined intelligence the way man does, then the most intelligent animal would be a rabbit, followed by the animal most willing to obey the commands of a rabbit."
so, in conclusion... next time you want to praise your kids... don't. instead, tell them that their accomplishments aren't really that special compared to pack of motivated monkeys.
"Yeah. I understand the mechanics of it, shithead. I just don't understand how this is any less retarded than what I'm suggesting." - Kiley; Housebound.