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Monkeys and college students equal at mental math?

Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 7:19 am
by LICKING COUNTY FAN
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

Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 9:57 am
by Regulator
They probably tested a fraternity house after one of their crazy parties then used this as their results.

Posted: Wed Dec 19, 2007 12:06 pm
by kantuckyII
I posted this last week on the Political forum.

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

Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2007 12:42 am
by YOU'RE TIGER BAIT
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: :lol: