Re:The Octopus Is Smart as Heck, But Why?
by Latteland on Saturday December 01, 2018 @09:23PM
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I don't understand what the peak of intelligence means if that is termites, bees, humans? What about dolphins, dogs, not to mention chimpanzees, other great apes are likely smarter then them, but it will take some clever tests and clever categorization of intelligence to understand their sense.
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Re:The Octopus Is Smart as Heck, But Why?
by rland on Saturday December 01, 2018 @09:30PM
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The prominence of the peak. Like how Denali is taller than the mountains around it, but Everest is still the tallest.
We're quite close to dolphins and killer whales, so the essence of their intelligence is easier for us to understand, because they are more like us.
Bees, termites, ants, etc. are really interesting because any individual is pretty stupid, but the entire swarm is complex and intelligent.
Re:The Octopus Is Smart as Heck, But Why?
by lucascantor on Saturday December 01, 2018 @10:30PM
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Tom Scott has a great video on this topic (what counts as a mountain? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8P5a1uqIMw)
Re:The Octopus Is Smart as Heck, But Why?
by arcticfox on Saturday December 01, 2018 @09:58PM
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local maxima, in other words. Humans being the global maximum, on Earth at least.
Wouldn't global maxima simply be local maxima per planet? :)
Re:The Octopus Is Smart as Heck, But Why?
by wungsten on Sunday December 02, 2018 @01:31AM
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I mean, the planet is literally "global"