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Ravens and the Theory of Mind

These birds are among the smartest flying beings. A recent study claims proving that ravens are capable of anticipating what other birds might do. This would mean ravens have a theory of mind, they could think as if they were other birds. This is simply fascinating. Ravens are quite intelligent mammals, and, I think, very clever. Perhaps, a theory of mind can help them to secure food resources, plan strategies. There are many other studies, even in TV shows, illustrating their relative brilliance. The Washington post announced this study

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Installing NWChem

For a long time, I’ve had trouble installing nwchem using the directions suggested in the official website. GA tools is usually the culprit. For some reason, the tools included in the nwchem source code don’t work, and one has to import them from somewhere else, or simply try a different development version. This post is very useful: http://www.nwchem-sw.org/index.php/Special:AWCforum/st/id1401/HOWTO%3A_compiling_nwchem-6.5_beta….html