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Babies or Chimps - Who is Smarter?

by Sandy Maple, Posted Feb 4th 2009 3:00PM

Is your baby smarter than a chimpanzee? Perhaps you've never considered the question, but now that I've put it out there, don't you want to know? When chimps get enough nurturing affection from a human mother, their brain power can surpass that of ...
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It's official: toddlers are smarter than apes

by Jonathon Morgan, Posted Sep 7th 2007 2:29PM

Obviously grown-up humans are smarter than our evolutionary ancestors, but what about our kids? Researchers were curious, apparently, and felt compelled to find the answer to that very question. So they conducted an experiment in which food or a toy ...
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Cooperative activities in young children and chimpanzees

by Heather Craven, Posted Aug 3rd 2006 3:30PM

A study reported in Children Development recently described how children 18-24 months of age and 3 young chimpanzees interacted in 4 cooperative activities with a human adult partner. The children successfully participated in cooperative ...
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