# Do Other Mammals Help Us Understand Human Cognition by John W. Krakauer > “Is our continued coexistence with the other big mammals essential to furthering our understanding of human cognition?” > **— John W. Krakauer**, *2018 Edge Annual Question, question* ## Sources and Context - **Original Edge response:** [The Last Question — John W. Krakauer](https://www.edge.org/response-detail/27721) — John W. Krakauer's question in the 2018 Annual Question collection, posed rather than asserted as a conclusion. The Edge response page is the publication record for this exact question. - **Local archival entry:** [[research/Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation|Edge 2018 Full Quotation Curation]] (EDGE2018-028). ## Related Articles and Collections - **Collection:** [[collections/Edge|Edge]] - **Article:** [[articles/Project Hail Mary and Other Intelligences|Project Hail Mary and Other Intelligences]] - **Article:** [[articles/The Insect World of Intelligence and Mind-Control Parasitism|The Insect World of Intelligence and Mind-Control Parasitism]] ## Related Topics - [[wiki/Nonhuman Intelligence|Nonhuman Intelligence]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Is our continued coexistence with the other big mammals essential to furthering our understanding of human cognition?” — John W. Krakauer, 2018 Edge Annual Question https://bryantmcgill.com/simple-reminders-john-krakauer-other-mammals-help-us-understand ```