How to Think Like a Neandertal
Caveman Cognition? Authors: Thomas Wynn and Frederick Coolidge What would it be like to get into the mind of your cat? What does your dog think about all day? Humans have spent a lot of time speculating about such seemingly unanswerable questions with less than convincing success. However, as we approach animals more closely related to us, maybe it becomes easier to be accurate. It’s really not that hard to tell when a chimpanzee is angry and observers can often deduce why, using nothing more than natural human intuition. While plenty has been discerned about the social and psychological life [...]