Re: Jeff Hawkins Q&A

Traveler wrote:
> ...to determine that dolphins
> are conscious, anymore than clocks or thermostats
JGCASEY wrote:
> ...a dolphin is about as intelligent
> as a dog

don't know about any dolphins tests, but here are some consciousness
tests performed on chimps:
1. ability to use mirror: chimps are known to recognize themselves in a
mirror. even gorillas fail to do it.
2. ability to use tv: chimps were able to recognize its own hand on tv,
and succesfully use that to get bananas they couldn't see other way
than on tv (they made a hole in the wall, put banana and camera behind,
and presented chimp a picture of that on tv).

and no, I don't have a reference.

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