Another Social Creature – what can we learn?

Posted by on May 24, 2011 in Copying, Illusion of I, Science, Social Influence, super social ape | 5 Comments

What if we were to stand outside the ideas we have about ourselves and just look at some of our evolutionary relatives? What could we see about ourselves?  The beautiful pilot whale, for example, (like those recently struggling on the beaches of the Outer Hebrides.)  Like us, they are individually highly intelligent (and, Pat, yes, […]

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