Chimpanzees can prepare for alternative futures
20 June 2023
Our closest relatives, chimpanzees, seem able to think ahead and prepare for two possible futures – the only animal apart from humans known to do so
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The Human Mind review: Ambitious, up-to-the-minute guide to the mind
11 May 2023
From perception and behaviour to choice and morality, psychologist Paul Bloom’s book on the mind takes us on a comprehensive journey of what it means to be human
ChatGPT AI passes test designed to show theory of mind in children
15 February 2023
Comprehending that other people might think differently from you is a form of intelligence known as theory of mind – what does it mean that the artificial intelligence behind ChatGPT can do as well on tests of it as a 9-year-old child?
The grand plan to create a periodic table of all animal intelligence
11 May 2022
Animal minds are extraordinarily diverse, but a new attempt to categorise them aims to reveal the distinct nature of intelligence in everything from dolphins to bees – and even us
Leaded petrol may have lowered the IQ of over half the US population
7 March 2022
Exposure to leaded petrol as a child has been linked to an average IQ drop of 2.6 points among US adults, increasing to 5.9 points among those born in the mid-to-late 1960s
What is consciousness like for other animals and when did it evolve?
7 July 2021
The conscious experiences of non-human animals, from whales and birds to octopuses and bees, are revealing fresh clues about when consciousness evolved and what it’s for
Suzanne Simard interview: How I uncovered the hidden language of trees
28 April 2021
First she discovered the wood wide web. Now Suzanne Simard has found that underground connections in a forest are like a brain that allows trees to form societies – and look out for their kin
Why insulting people's intelligence is incompatible with open debate
24 February 2021
We too often turn to insulting people’s brain power – and that closes off our ability to understand others, argues Melanie Challenger
Insect brains will teach us how to make truly intelligent robots
16 February 2021
We need a revolution in artificial intelligence and learning from insects will help us achieve it, says James Marshall
Watching an explainer video can boost your IQ score by 18 points
20 August 2020
People who were taught the “rules” of a type of IQ test in which you guess the next in a series of shapes got a significantly higher score – throwing into question the validity of these tests
