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[Dan TheBookMan]

On Feb 12, 2021, at 10:29 AM, William Flynn Wallace via extropy-chat <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
>  What does it mean for a nervous system incapable of using language to be "smart" anyways?]  Darin
> 
> I am not up on the area of baby psychology, but I have noted some astounding findings from studies with babies aged 3 to, say, 8 months old.  Plenty of understanding about how things work in the world.  Babies under a month old are capable of learning manipulative crying - to get food, help. attention, and so on.  No English language, but plenty of nonverbal communication.  Ask some parents if their kid is smart.  bill w

I was going to say problem-solving would be a good indicator, especially novel behaviors.

Regards,

Dan
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