Frans de Waal
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Homo-Thespian
Friday, June 18, 2010
A new play, "Hominid," reenacts a violent incident that took place in a chimpanzee colony. Primate expert Frans de Waal and the play's actors describe what it took to stage a chimpanzee drama with a very human story. Produced by Philip Graitcer, with
Homo-Thespian
Friday, November 20, 2009
A new play, "Hominid," reenacts a violent incident that took place in a chimpanzee colony. Primate expert Frans de Waal and the play's actors describe what it took to stage a chimpanzee drama with a very human story. Produced by Philip Graitcer, with
The Science of Empathy
Monday, October 19, 2009
Frans de Waal, professor of primate behavior at Emory University and director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Research Center, says kindness is just as innate as competition, in his new book The Age of Empathy: Nature's Lessons for a Kinder Society.
Big Science
Monday, October 19, 2009
Richard Dawkins preached atheism in his last book, now he’s making the case for evolution, whatever one’s beliefs, in The Greatest Show on Earth: The Evidence for Evolution. Plus, Robert Reich; Frans de Waal on compassion and competition; the New Jersey gubernatorial debate; and the word of the day.
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The Age of Empathy
Friday, September 25, 2009
Do humans have an instinct for compassion, or do we only serve our own survival and interests? Renowned primatologist Frans de Waal describes his studies of social behaviors and how they reveal that animals–and humans–are naturally empathic in his book The Age of Empathy: Nature’s Lessons for a Kinder ...
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