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Humans 40k yrs ago developed a system of conventional signs(pnas.org)
32 points bybikenaga6 hours ago |6 comments
▲iberator10 minutes ago
Ha! And someone today at HN laughed at the research of monkeys playing with crystals...

Maybe one day we could communicate with monkeys with marbles and crystals and stuff as SIGN language.

Imagine monkey soldiers becoming reality in AI WARS.

▲WalterBright40 minutes ago
They could also be simply idle doodling or decorations.
▲bryanlarsen37 minutes ago
Too bad we don't have a paper that applies information theory techniques to answer that question. Oh wait...
▲WalterBright4 minutes ago
I remain skeptical. Pictures in clouds.