The ability for primates to create and use tools is a key factor in their intelligence. The anticipation of felt and unfelt needs is also important for evolution towards higher intelligence in human ancestors.
In 1856, a professor of anatomy at the University of Bonn discovered a new species that was neither a human nor a Homo sapien, but a different type of hominid. However, this discovery created tension in the scientific community as it conflicted with the idea of God's creation, which was the dominant belief at the time.
In this podcast, the speaker discusses how gender shapes behavior and social roles in non-human primate societies, emphasizing the importance of recognizing and understanding these differences.
Cooperation allowed humans to develop a greater scale of hierarchy, with an alpha male on top, which enabled humans to go from no combat effectiveness to being able to kill any animal with a simple metal tip spear.
The conversation delves into the common belief that men are the sexual protagonists, and women are the passive recipients. It explores the idea that human females are sexually selective, unlike other females in the animal kingdom.