> CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 6, 2007 – When trying to understand someone's
> intentions, non-human primates expect others to act rationally by performing the
> most appropriate action allowed by the environment, according to a new study by
> researchers at Harvard University.
> _http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-09/hu-peo090407.php_
> (http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2007-09/hu-peo090407.php)
I had two simultaneous and contradictory responses to this:
a) That's Harvard for you.
b) Those poor primates have a lot of evolving to do (and haven't we all).