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Land-based radially symmetrical intelligent aliens [closed]
Let's set up our planet and aliens:
The planet is reasonably Earth-like; similar size, orbiting similar star at a similar distance, plenty of water and land.
Our aliens are carbon-based, oxygen ...
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What evolutionary pressures would lead to being skilled at counting and basic arithmetic?
Let's say we came across a new species of moderately intelligent birds. Like Alex the parrot, these birds are able to learn a few words and simple concepts. But once we teach these birds the words ...
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How to evolve purely pacifist intelligence
In a previous question on my purely peaceful, 100% pacifist species, I asked about how to remove all defining characteristics for sexuality yet still retaining sapience. As was pointed out, I had ...
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Could I hope for swarm intelligence to lead to collective consciousness?
I recently decided to revisit an older scenario I came up with, Ant-hill world, but I have been hitting roadblocks, both old and new. One of the bigger roadblocks is the evolution of such an odd ...
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