Intelligence in Nature
An Inquiry into Knowledge

Of Darwin he says: "Here was a shaman among scientists." I like that. But mostly the book (only 150 pages before notes) is him digging up intelligence research in journals and visiting the scientists concerned. Bee cognition: "Though bees have brains the size of pinheads, they can master abstract ru......more

The most exciting thing I learned is about Slime Mold. That stuff shows up, outside, all the time. I always thought it was some kind of fungus, but it’s not! It’s a single celled organism that can move and combine with other ones, to make a more complex pile of slime, that MOVES and has solved mazes......more

Tout être humain prisonnier par les modèles du monde occidental désireux de s'en affranchir doit lire ce texte qui se lit en 4 soirées pour le lecteur débutant. Si peu de pages, mais tant de contenus étonnants...tant de recherches sa part, tout autant théoriques que pratiques, en allant discuter ave......more

I appreciate much of Narby's direction with this book, but his repetitive writing style is really tiresome. On a quest to find "intelligence" in the animal world, he interviews and discusses the concept with several people working with specific insects, animals, slime molds, etc. and comes up with s......more

This book delves in to whether animals are intelligent and conscious from an anthropological slant. I tend to lean towards the assertions of the author, but I think that more rigorous scientific studies need to be done in this area.......more