Like Humans, Male Chimps Mellow With Age
Findings could provide clues to the roots of human aging behavior patterns.
Science
Topics: Aging Animal Studies Cooperation Human Uniqueness Social Behavior Social Relationships
Crows Possess Higher Intelligence Long Thought a Primarily Human Attribute
Crows know what they know and can ponder the content of their own minds, a manifestation of higher intelligence and analytical thought long believed the sole province of humans and a few other higher mammals.
STAT
Topics: Animal Studies Cognition Consciousness Human Uniqueness Intelligence Neurons
Evolution’s Great Mystery: Language
Michael Corballis investigates.
TED-Ed
Topics: Human Uniqueness Language
Why Are Humans So Curious?
Curiosity is a hallmark of the human experience. But why?
Live Science
Topics: Curiosity Human Uniqueness
Not So Random Acts: Science Finds That Being Kind Pays Off
Research shows that acts of kindness make us feel better and healthier. Kindness is also key to how we evolved and survived as a species, scientists say.
Associated Press
Topics: Animal Studies Cooperation Generosity Happiness Human Uniqueness Michael McCullough Values
Altruistic Behaviour Plays an Important Role in Human Cognitive Development
Sharing food by infants might be a building block to altruistic giving, a behavior unique to humans.
Nature Research
Topics: Altruism Human Uniqueness Social Behavior Social Cognition
The Secret History of Science and Religion: On the Origin of Humans
Nick Spencer examines the history of science and religion and questions the extent to which they have been in conflict with one another.
BBC Radio 4
Topics: Elaine Howard Ecklund Evolutionary Theory Human Uniqueness Models of Science & Religion Science & Religion Dialogue
Human Exceptionalism Stifles Progress
The aversion to playing God is not just about God.
Nautilus
Topics: Human Uniqueness Morality Nature Technology
Empathy, Morality, Community, Culture — Apes Have It All
Primatologist Frans de Waal takes exception with human exceptionalism.
Topics: Altruism Animal Studies Atheism Cooperation Emotion Empathy Fairness Frans de Waal Human Uniqueness Morality Religiosity
“Mama’s Last Hug” Makes Case That Humans Are Not Alone in Experiencing Emotions
In his new book, primate behavior researcher Frans de Waal writes that “emotions are everywhere in the animal kingdom, from fish to birds to insects and even in brainy mollusks such as the octopus.”
NPR
Topics: Animal Studies Emotion Frans de Waal Human Uniqueness
Non-Modern Humans Were More Complex — and Artistic — Than We Thought
Fossil and archaeological evidence suggests that our ancient relatives found innovative ways to make and share meaning.
Anthropology News
Topics: Creativity Human Uniqueness Symbolic Behavior
What Made Us Unique
How we became a different kind of animal.
Scientific American
Topics: Animal Studies Cognition Cognitive Development Cultural Evolution Human Uniqueness Kevin Laland Social Behavior Social Learning
Why Westerners Fear Robots and the Japanese Do Not
The hierarchies of Judeo-Christian religions mean that those cultures tend to fear their overlords. Beliefs like Shinto and Buddhism are more conducive to have faith in peaceful coexistence.
WIRED
Topics: Human Uniqueness Religious Groups Robots Technology
Chimpanzees Can’t Tell Us Much About Being Human
Although there is merit in recognizing how we resemble our primate relatives, sometimes we need to understand what sets our species apart.
SAPIENS
Topics: Animal Studies Human Evolution Human Uniqueness
Why Grandmothers May Hold The Key To Human Evolution
What made us human might have had less to do with men out hunting, and a lot more to do with what was going on at home — with grandmas and babies.
Goats & Soda, NPR
Topics: Cooperation Human Evolution Human Uniqueness Social Behavior
Was Science Wrong About Being Right?
Handedness is an ancient trait, but researchers are rethinking its roots.
Discover
Topics: Human Uniqueness
Humans Evolved But Are Still Special
Steve Mirsky spoke to Ken Miller, a professor of biology at Brown University and the author, most recently, of The Human Instinct.
Science Talk, Scientific American
Topics: Consciousness Evolutionary Theory Human Uniqueness
Neanderthals Were Artists and Thought Symbolically, New Studies Argue
Neanderthals created art and knew how to use symbols, new studies say.
Ars Technica
Topics: Cognition Human Uniqueness Language Neanderthals
Culture and the Mind: A New Theory of Human Intelligence
What role might culture play in intelligence? And how does human culture differ from culture found in other animals?
Science Weekly, The Guardian
Topics: Animal Studies Cultural Evolution Human Uniqueness Intelligence Kevin Laland Language Social Learning
Unlike Humans, Bonobos Shun Helpers and Befriend the Bullies
Given a choice, bonobos tend to prefer people who act like jerks and dominate. That’s very different than humans, who even as infants consistently prefer people who are cooperative and not mean.
Shots, NPR
Topics: Animal Studies Cooperation Human Uniqueness Social Behavior
Who First Buried the Dead?
Evidence of burial rites by the primitive, small-brained Homo naledi suggests that symbolic behavior is very ancient indeed.
Aeon
Topics: Cultural Evolution Death Human Evolution Human Uniqueness Ritual
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