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You could set up monastery* where you wrap the science with sufficient doctrine to attract great devotees. Their real mission?, selectively breed intelligent cr
by has2k1 11y ago
You could set up monastery* where you wrap the science with sufficient doctrine to attract great devotees. Their real mission?, selectively breed intelligent crows. Then vary the methods and open 10 more monasteries. That would speed things up or fail in interesting ways.
* A conventional research lab won't do.
Not grad students who would only give 5 years to the cause.
- nether 11y agoIntegrate other tool-using animals like dolphins and chimps, and see if interesting nontrivial interactions arise.
- tokai 11y agoWhile a fun idea, I think we are already breading intelligent crows. Human trash provides high energy food, good for developing and supporting large brains. And the urban landscape is a complex environment with many dangers, but high reward for the curious and smart bird.
- enraged_camel 11y agoActually, urban environments are probably a lot safer for birds than the wilderness. Unlike predator species, humans in cities don't actively hunt birds. In fact many people feed them. Buildings also provide really good shelter.