The Curious Ape

Apparently we are curious because our great ape ancestors were curious creatures. Scientists at Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire set up tests ....

Clever Chimps Share Our Ancestors

.... and found that Chimpanzees enjoy trying to solve brainteasers, even when there is no obvious rewards. In other words the challenge and the satisfaction of meeting it were the reward in themselves.

New UK Creationists

I tentatively touched upon this subject sometime ago as part of another blog on human evolution, but as I think its slightly 'loony tunes' I didn't ever follow it up. 

God Creating The Heaven And The Earth
(Brueghel Jan II -  Wikimedia Commons)

It seemed a particularly American kinda obsession, or at least so I thought, until I read this BBC article, which shows that belief in "creationism" aka "intelligent design" is on the rise in the UK.