Monkees Can Cook. Say What?
Finally, it's been proven. A monkey can cook better than me. Turns out they prefer a baked slice of sweet potato to a raw slice (duh!). But the reality is that scientists from Harvard and Yale found that chimps have the patience and foresight to resist eating raw food and to place it in a device meant to appear, at least to the chimps, to cook it. As The New York Times quotes researchers, just like humans, "'Many primate species, including chimpanzees, have difficulty giving up food already in their possession and show limitations in their self-control when faced with food.'” The chimps weren't actually offered baked vs. raw potato, but the opportunity to wait for a cooked slice of sweet potato a bit later (delayed gratification, anyone?), showing foresight and thought, researchers say. Now, back to my cooking. I admit I'm not much of a cook. I don't really like it but am forced into it every night because I have two family members who...