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Tool Use Not Automatic Path To Technology

Mark Eby — 5/23/2002 1:14:45 PM (archived)

http://www.cnn.com/2002/TECH/science/05/23/chimps.tools/index.html

Yet another piece of evidence that the evolution of intellligence and technology is not some automatic steady progression as so many ETI believers think.

Regards,
Mark

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The whole thread (21 posts)

Tool Use Not Automatic Path To Technology - Mark Eby - 5/23/2002 1:14:45 PM
- Re: Tool Use Not Automatic Path To Technology - gbaikie - 5/24/2002 10:20:39 AM
  - Raccoons, "washing". - Bowser - 5/26/2002 2:04:56 PM
  - Re: Tool Use Not Automatic Path To Technology - Mark Eby - 5/24/2002 1:38:51 PM
    - Watch Those Double Negatives - Mark Eby - 5/24/2002 2:35:06 PM
      - One way that UFO's could be extraterrestrial - Lee - 5/25/2002 7:53:35 PM
        
        I Agree But - Mark Eby - 5/25/2002 2:14:41 PM
- Are you sure? - Bowser - 5/23/2002 5:48:51 PM
  - BBC may say it best - Mark Eby - 5/24/2002 3:03:43 PM
  - maybe not - Mark Eby - 5/24/2002 2:51:54 PM
  - Re: Are you sure? - Mark Eby - 5/24/2002 2:27:56 PM
    - Niche competition stalled chimp development? - pwokenyaw - 5/27/2002 10:21:24 AM
    - Re: Are you sure? - John O'Halloran - 5/25/2002 7:27:39 PM
      - Don't you just hate it - Mark Eby - 5/26/2002 3:41:53 PM
    - Fascinating stuff. - Bowser - 5/25/2002 4:18:07 PM
      - Re: Fascinating stuff. - Mark Eby - 5/26/2002 3:40:15 PM
        
        Re: Fascinating stuff. - Bowser - 5/27/2002 11:07:49 AM
    - Gould outa data - p - 5/25/2002 1:52:38 PM
      - Re: Gould outa data - Mark Eby - 5/25/2002 9:12:38 AM
        
        Thanks, Mark - Fox - 5/26/2002 12:45:02 PM
        
        Impure thoughts - p - 5/28/2002 6:02:49 PM

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