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IF A VIRUS WIPED OUT HUMANS WHICH OF THE REMAINING SPECIES WOULD TAKE OVER, AND COULD THEY DEVELOP TECHNOLOGY THAT WE WOULD RECOGNISE?

We tend to define dominance in terms of tool use, language and culture, and the ability to modify our environment. This is a very anthropocentric view that prizes the things we happen to be good at

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