tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post1259907849428671704..comments2024-03-28T18:32:05.933-04:00Comments on bensozia: Links 23 April 2021Johnhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-26550685832353589112021-04-23T20:06:40.804-04:002021-04-23T20:06:40.804-04:00@John
It depends. We're still the best at che...@John<br /><br />It depends. We're still the best at chess, if you hold the view that our machines are an extension of ourselves.G. Verlorennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-275118414437447052021-04-23T10:26:25.658-04:002021-04-23T10:26:25.658-04:00Of course, when you've got billions of close r...Of course, when you've got billions of close relatives, who needs other continents?<br /><br />A book that's really interesting on human-vs-animal social life and networking is Mark Moffett's The Human Swarm. Highly recommended.<br /><br />One things humans do seem to be built for, and that I tentatively think we may be better at than other land-dwelling animals, is continuous long-distance running.Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14456987412710878404noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-47520078405178738472021-04-23T09:14:37.580-04:002021-04-23T09:14:37.580-04:00I had the same thought. But ants can only network ...I had the same thought. But ants can only network with their close relatives, whereas someone like George H.W. Bush could network with people from 50 nations on every continent.<br /><br />My first draft had "chess," but then it occurred to me that we aren't the best at such games any more.Johnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01037215533094998996noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8304928500646903522.post-39344051124134052312021-04-23T08:21:58.259-04:002021-04-23T08:21:58.259-04:00Many interesting links here, but that last little ...Many interesting links here, but that last little mini-essay is brilliant. I've never thought about that before, but it's true. Except--are humans really better at networking than, say, ants?Davidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14456987412710878404noreply@blogger.com