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Is human intelligence overrated?

Jul 15, 2025
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1
Introduction
00:00 • 2min
2
The Complex Relationship Between Human and Non-Human Animal Intelligence
01:47 • 2min
3
The Nature of Human and Animal Intelligence
03:26 • 2min
4
The Different Characteristics of Animals
05:09 • 2min
5
The Dualist Tradition of Philosophy
06:46 • 2min
6
The Worst Thing Ever Happened to Human Intelligence
08:55 • 2min
7
The Importance of Intelligence
11:19 • 2min
8
The Grave Diggers
13:04 • 2min
9
The Danger of Romanticizing Other Animals
14:48 • 2min
10
The Moral Implications of Animal Behavior
16:36 • 3min
11
The Cost of Living
19:43 • 2min
12
The Cost of Living
21:14 • 2min
13
The Intelligence Trap and the Expectation Effect
22:46 • 4min
14
The Disjunctive Syllogism Problem
26:41 • 2min
15
The Unusual Case of the Chimpanzee
28:48 • 2min
16
The Role of Animals in Court
30:48 • 2min
17
The Different Views of Non-Human Animals
33:11 • 2min
18
The Effects of De-Mentalization on the Mind of Other Animals
35:15 • 2min
19
The Death of a Southern Resident Killer Whale
37:18 • 2min
20
Anthropocentrism in Comparative Thanatology
39:01 • 2min
21
The Effects of Grief on Pets
41:06 • 2min
22
The Importance of Grief
43:21 • 2min
23
The Death Wisdom of Friedrich Nietzsche
45:11 • 2min
24
The Problem With Being Smart as We Are
46:41 • 2min
25
Nietzsche and the Cows
49:03 • 2min
26
The Happiness of Being a Human
50:57 • 5min