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July 15, 2007

Intellegence in Nature: The Second trip

Reading Jeremy Narby's "Intellegence In Nature" he questions (as do others) if plants can have intelligence. He sites cases like the ground ivy that extends across areas and when the optimal locations are found, puts down roots. This as an example of behavior of an individual that acts to optimize for a problem.

This brings up the question, "What is intelligence?"

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