As Bruce Schneier hints, monkeys can have relevance in the topic of security. In particular research on risk preference. The study he notes is pretty interesting:
Because chimpanzees exploit riskier food sources in the wild, we predicted that they would exhibit greater tolerance for risk in choices about food. Results confirmed this prediction: chimpanzees [...]
Telegraph reports:
Researchers have found that monkeys combine calls to make them meaningful in the same way that humans do. The new study by the University of St Andrews may provide fresh insights into the evolution of human language.
So yes, they do speak in sentences. Now you know.
The Washington Post has the scoop:
A gene in Asian monkeys that may have evolved as protection against a group of viruses that includes HIV has been identified by Harvard Medical School researchers, who add that their finding suggests the current AIDS epidemic is not a new kind of scourge.
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The New York Times reports:
On Thursday, the 12-pound, 32-inch monkey made a 200-pound, 5-foot humanoid robot walk on a treadmill using only her brain activity.
She was in North Carolina, and the robot was in Japan.
It was the first time that brain signals had been used to make a robot walk, said Dr. Miguel A. L. [...]
From the BBC comes Chimpanzee Diary – Male – Female Relationships. Featuring a little bit of monkey porn. Always enjoyable and educational.
This should come as no surprise to readers of this blog. Reuters has the scoop:
Chimps performed about as well as college students at mental addition, U.S. researchers said on Monday in a finding that suggests non-verbal math skills are not unique to humans.
Essentially the difference is language. Humans need to verbalize with each [...]
Do you think your smarter than a chimp? You’re likely not, at least in terms of short term memory. Young chimps did better than humans in a short term memory test according to recent research.
As a bonus, the Chimp research at Kyoto University website features some chimp artwork and pictures of [...]
