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Apr. 25 2009 - 6:25 pm | 6 views | 1 recommendation | 1 comment

Neuro News Nanos: Weekend Edition

baby chimp

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Here they are:

* You don’t know what will make you happy — but you can improve your understanding by asking people who have been through it for advice — speed-dating is involved

* Why we cry — other species shed tears — but only we do it in grief

* The coming robot war — we’re increasingly able to control robots with brains — but what happens when things go the other way?

* Why couples babytalk — bonding with an infant and bonding with a mate — not unrelated

* Chimps can pass on culture — that chimps even have culture was shown in the 1990s — now, there’s evidence culture can be transmitted between chimp groups


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    …now, there’s evidence culture can be transmitted between chimp groups

    It’s called a “bipartisan caucus”.

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