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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

by rland 8y ago

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.

arcticfox 8y ago
local maxima, in other words. Humans being the global maximum, on Earth at least.
- PakG1 8y ago
  Wouldn't global maxima simply be local maxima per planet? :)
  - bytematic 8y ago
    Unconfirmed but ya likely
  - wungsten 8y ago
    I mean, the planet is literally "global"
lucascantor 8y ago
Tom Scott has a great video on this topic (what counts as a mountain? - https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8P5a1uqIMw https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i8P5a1uqIMw)
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