The Gospel of Luke proclaims that ravens do not plan for the future; instead, God provides for them. However, in a recent study (Box 1) we showed that ravens are capable of domain-general planning, also called flexible planning, which we define as making decisions about futures outside one’s current sensory scope in domains for which one is not predisposed [1]. We subjected ravens to two such domains – token exchange with humans and tool use – that have also been studied with great apes and monkeys (e.g.
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Dr. David Lowemann, M.Sc, Ph.D., is a co-founder of the Institute for the Future of Human Potential, where he leads the charge in pioneering Self-Enhancement Science for the Success of Society. With a keen interest in exploring the untapped potential of the human mind, Dr. Lowemann has dedicated his career to pushing the boundaries of human capabilities and understanding.
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