Chimpanzees our Human counterparts Outperform us in simple strategy games involving short term memory skills and anticipating game theory moves beforehand
When the Chimps get down to business !
If you were convinced after Pearl Jam's popular hit Evolution that Humans have outsmarted all species from the past and evolved as the supreme race in every field than you need to hold your horses till your read this. For several decades scientists have been testing our human counterparts chimpanzees and testing them in various fields to come up with cognitive breakthroughs as although humans have evolved tremendously they are unable to bit the apes in simple games. Research has it when human players are pit against chimpanzees in simple strategy games the later have always outsmarted them by predicting their moves beforehand. In fact the chimpanzees displayed a similar win record and pattern as portrayed in Game Theory displaying a perfect illustration of Nash Equilibrium. Let's check out how these apes from whom we have evolved are able to beat us in simple strategy games even after decades of human evolution has passed.
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