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Title: Is a stickleback brainier than Stephen Hawking?
Post by: Make it Lady on 17/06/2009 20:11:26
According to scientists sticklebacks are as intellegent as humans. I don't believe comparisons can be made between such different creatures. What do you think. Here is some background info.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/scienceandtechnology/science/sciencenews/5550405/Stickleback-is-genius-of-the-fish-world.html
Title: Is a stickleback brainier than Stephen Hawking?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 18/06/2009 03:49:17
No way!
Title: Is a stickleback brainier than Stephen Hawking?
Post by: Don_1 on 18/06/2009 08:32:24
Don't make such rash decisions, consider for a moment or two.......
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Now, think again!!!
Title: Is a stickleback brainier than Stephen Hawking?
Post by: Chemistry4me on 18/06/2009 08:35:13
That's not Stephen Hawking!

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Opps, I mean, that's not Stephen Hawking!

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Title: Is a stickleback brainier than Stephen Hawking?
Post by: lyner on 18/06/2009 13:33:58
Sounds fishy to me.
Title: Is a stickleback brainier than Stephen Hawking?
Post by: ukmicky on 18/06/2009 22:45:55
I doubt it however they are  more skilled at doing certain things.

Like building underwater nests, swimming etc etc 
Title: Is a stickleback brainier than Stephen Hawking?
Post by: Make it Lady on 20/06/2009 00:20:13
I'm quite good at swimming! This doesn't answer the question, does it?
Title: Is a stickleback brainier than Stephen Hawking?
Post by: Don_1 on 20/06/2009 12:40:43
Sticklebacks probably are just as clever as humans, as dolphins are and ants. I think 'intelligence' is relative to the individual species requirement. What makes our ability to fly set us above the stickleback? The stickleback has no need to fly, so it would be considered stupid if they achieved flight, since it would be of no real use to them. We could learn to swim as efficiently as a stickleback, but what use would that be to us? 99.999% of humans spend less than 0.001% of their lives in water, so such an achievement would be as stupid as a stickleback being able to fly from London to New York.
Title: Is a stickleback brainier than Stephen Hawking?
Post by: ukmicky on 21/06/2009 21:35:49
I'm quite good at swimming! This doesn't answer the question, does it?
No apparently not.
Title: Is a stickleback brainier than Stephen Hawking?
Post by: DoctorBeaver on 22/06/2009 13:24:54
Sticklebacks aren't very good at using PC keyboards.
Title: Is a stickleback brainier than Stephen Hawking?
Post by: Don_1 on 24/06/2009 07:38:24
Sticklebacks aren't very good at using PC keyboards.

Hmmm, I seem to have something in common with sticklebacks.