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This makes me curious what would happen if we played Prometheus and gave the chimps access to fire. Would they fear it, or be intrigued by it? Better yet, cook
by rectangletangle 11y ago
This makes me curious what would happen if we played Prometheus and gave the chimps access to fire. Would they fear it, or be intrigued by it?
Better yet, cook food with it, let the chimps watch, and see if they'd imitate.
- meric 11y agoI think there was research done showing chimpanzees are more prone to thinking things out for themselves and humans are more prone to imitation without thinking, the authors suggested this is how culture is passed through so much more easily in humans than chimpanzees, because having to re-inventing the wheel in every newborn can take a lot of time. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/13/science/children-learn-by-monkey-see-monkey-do-chimps-dont.html?_r=0 http://www.nytimes.com/2005/12/13/science/children-learn-by-...