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Animal Intelligence and the Evolution of the Human Mind

jerry submitted, created time 2 months 3 weeks (www.sciam.com)

The human brain lacks conspicuous characteristics—such as relative or absolute size—that might account for humans’ superior intellect. This article in Scientific American is a smoothly written and interesting discussion of how scientists have found ways to measure intelligence in non-human species--especially primates--and of the speculation on the reasons behind human intelligence.

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Brainy birds have the best tunes — and the most pulling power.

sea-maid submitted, created time 3 months 5 days (www.nature.com)

When shopping for a mate, female zebra finches might choose males with the sweetest song because singing ability advertises intellectual prowess. Male zebra finches with the most complex songs also tended to be the ones best at solving food-related puzzles.

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Higher Suicide Risk for Smart Doctors

jerry submitted, created time 6 months 1 week (www.time.com)

There's a grim, rarely talked-about twist to all that medical know-how doctors learn to save lives: It makes them especially good at ending their own. An estimated 300 to 400 U.S. doctors kill themselves each year — a suicide rate thought to be higher than in the general population, although exact figures are hard to come by.

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Babies can spot nice and nasty characters

yangjane submitted, created time 1 year 7 hours (www.nature.com)

A test shows that babies less than a year old can judge the niceness or nastiness of others, even when watching events that don't directly affect them. The researchers made the discovery using nothing more high-tech than a simple puppet show.

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Who’s Smarter: Chimps, Baboons or Bacteria? The Power of Group IQ ( Part I )

yangjane submitted, created time 1 year 2 weeks (www.scientificblogging.com)

Now for question number two. Which are smarter, chimpanzees or baboons? The answer is … baboons. There’s more to intellect than the number of neurons in your skull.

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