Tool Culture principle
Lessons from Chimpanzee
Teach the tool.
Social Tool Use
Core lesson
A mind becomes culture when one hand teaches another what works.
Biological basis
Chimpanzees use tools such as sticks for termite fishing and stones for cracking nuts, with behaviors learned socially across groups and generations.
Best use cases
Where this lesson tends to be most useful in practice.
Tool useCultureSocial learningProblem-solvingShared intelligence