Monkeys and college students equal at mental math?

LICKING COUNTY FAN · Post by **LICKING COUNTY FAN** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:19 am

Monkeys performed about as well as college students at mental addition, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a finding that suggests nonverbal math skills are not unique to humans.

The research from Duke University follows the finding by Japanese researchers earlier this month that young chimpanzees performed better than human adults at a memory game

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20071218/od_ ... 4docas0NUE

Regulator · Post by **Regulator** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:57 am

They probably tested a fraternity house after one of their crazy parties then used this as their results.

kantuckyII · Post by **kantuckyII** » Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:06 pm

I posted this last week on the Political forum.

Yeah, it's interesting but they're going to test Republicans next ;-)

YOU'RE TIGER BAIT · Post by **YOU'RE TIGER BAIT** » Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:42 am

no, that does not shock me much. they say threy have 98 percent of our dna. but i still do not believe in evolution, though some may argue , when they see me for the first time. :lol: