Underlying many of our mistaken beliefs about animal intelligence is the problem of negative evidence.

WSJ: The Brains of the Animal Kingdom

Build animal robots with signficiantly less intelligence in order to acclimate people to them.

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While I think I would have enjoyed the company of many different dogs, I believe that the depth of my feeling for Rose in particular comes from the fact that she is, in matters of intelligence, loyalty and affection, an extraordinary animal.

NPR: 'Dog is My Co-Pilot'

Both of those technologies for boosting memory and intelligence are in very early stages, in small animal studies only, and years (or possibly decades) away from wide use in humans.

CNN: Are bionic superhumans on the horizon?

The distance some humans place between themselves and the rest of the social animal kingdom, is amusing to me, and part of a culturally derived illusion from the byproducts of collective intelligence.

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