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1. Working (and Playing) with Primitive Technology
   Posted: October 6th, 2009 | 0 comments | 115 Views
2. In the News: What Does Ape Behavior Say About Us?
   Posted: September 18th, 2009 | 2 comments | 266 Views
3. Web-Exclusive Video: Chimp Emotions
   Posted: September 16th, 2009 | 0 comments | 1,145 Views
4. Spark Blog: Alan Alda’s “King Kong” Encounter
   Posted: September 4th, 2009 | 1 comment | 1,964 Views
5. Spark Blog: Chimpanzee Culture?
   Posted: August 26th, 2009 | 1 comment | 490 Views
6. In the News: Video – Pyroengineering
   Posted: August 20th, 2009 | 0 comments | 623 Views
7. In the News: Oldest Musical Instruments
   Posted: August 18th, 2009 | 0 comments | 439 Views
8. Spark Blog: Twitter Trivia
   Posted: August 11th, 2009 | 0 comments | 1,230 Views
9. Spark Blog: Behind the Scenes and Inside the Skulls
   Posted: August 7th, 2009 | 3 comments | 1,504 Views
10. Spark Blog: Squirrels Bury Nuts, But Are They Planning Ahead?
    Posted: July 1st, 2009 | 1 comment | 907 Views
11. Your Sparks: June 26, 2009
    Posted: June 26th, 2009 | 3 comments | 945 Views
12. In the News: Test Your Brain
    Posted: June 12th, 2009 | 0 comments | 838 Views
13. Spark Blog: Video: Filming on a Freezing Footbridge
    Posted: June 10th, 2009 | 0 comments | 793 Views
14. Spark Blog: Share Your Spark!
    Posted: June 8th, 2009 | 10 comments | 3,452 Views
15. In the News: A Fossil Called “Ida”
    Posted: May 27th, 2009 | 0 comments | 708 Views
16. Spark Blog: Video: Humaniqueness
    Posted: May 22nd, 2009 | 0 comments | 893 Views
17. Spark Blog: Video: Ancient Dental Cleaning
    Posted: May 20th, 2009 | 3 comments | 2,233 Views
18. Spark Blog: Larry Engel: Running Better in “Non-sneakers”
    Posted: May 6th, 2009 | 2 comments | 1,299 Views
19. In the News: Evolution and Color Vision
    Posted: April 13th, 2009 | 0 comments | 939 Views
20. Spark Blog: Video – Dr. Steven Pinker: Language Makes Us Human
    Posted: April 9th, 2009 | 1 comment | 1,149 Views
21. In the News: Primate Planning
    Posted: April 7th, 2009 | 1 comment | 901 Views
22. Spark Blog: Rewriting the History of the Modern Human Mind
    Posted: March 17th, 2009 | 0 comments | 1,193 Views
23. Spark Blog: The Science Behind Why Chimps Are Not Pets
    Posted: March 6th, 2009 | 1 comment | 3,066 Views
24. In the News: Ancient Footprints
    Posted: March 5th, 2009 | 0 comments | 867 Views
25. In the News: Nobel Conference – Who Were the First Humans?
    Posted: February 24th, 2009 | 1 comment | 1,512 Views
26. Spark Blog: Video: North Carolina Through the Looking Glass
    Posted: January 16th, 2009 | 1 comment | 1,313 Views
27. In the News: Counting Without Numbers
    Posted: December 23rd, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,522 Views
28. Spark Blog: Alan Alda Meets the Chimps
    Posted: December 19th, 2008 | 3 comments | 2,386 Views
29. In The News: The End of Evolution?
    Posted: December 12th, 2008 | 6 comments | 2,397 Views
30. Spark Blog: Video: Scientist Tanya Chartrand on Filming with Alan Alda
    Posted: December 10th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,541 Views
31. In The News: Bonobos Are Not Hippie Chimps
    Posted: December 2nd, 2008 | 1 comment | 1,455 Views
32. Spark Blog: Mimicking Alan’s Body Language
    Posted: November 24th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,942 Views
33. In the News: On Religion and Evolution
    Posted: November 20th, 2008 | 6 comments | 1,998 Views
34. Spark Blog: Photos: More from the Campfire Shoot
    Posted: October 30th, 2008 | 0 comments | 2,714 Views
35. Spark Blog: Video: Making of a Fireside Chat Scene
    Posted: October 21st, 2008 | 0 comments | 2,365 Views
36. Spark Blog: Video Interview: Scott Watrous, MRI Technologist
    Posted: October 14th, 2008 | 1 comment | 2,489 Views
37. In the News: What Ancient Cave Art Says About Us
    Posted: October 10th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,163 Views
38. Spark Blog: Photos: Behind the Scenes at the Brain Development Lab
    Posted: September 22nd, 2008 | 0 comments | 2,703 Views
39. In the News: Number Approximation: Go with Your Gut!
    Posted: September 18th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,902 Views
40. Spark Blog: How Does Your Brain React to Gibberish?
    Posted: September 10th, 2008 | 4 comments | 2,537 Views
41. In the News: European Magpie: No Bird Brain
    Posted: September 9th, 2008 | 3 comments | 1,713 Views
42. In the News: Did Early Europeans Interbreed with Neanderthals?
    Posted: September 5th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,525 Views
43. Spark Blog: Inside Alan Alda’s Brain
    Posted: August 27th, 2008 | 2 comments | 3,157 Views
44. In the News: Why Your Voice Is Quieter Than an Orangutan’s
    Posted: August 25th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,403 Views
45. Spark Blog: Video: Why I Volunteer to Have My Brain Scanned
    Posted: August 19th, 2008 | 3 comments | 2,043 Views
46. In the News: Rethinking the Boundaries of “Human Rights”
    Posted: August 16th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,270 Views
47. In the News: Why We Attribute Human Qualities to Machines
    Posted: August 13th, 2008 | 1 comment | 1,491 Views
48. Spark Blog: Shooting MRI Scenes — It’s Magnetic!
    Posted: August 12th, 2008 | 1 comment | 2,161 Views
49. Can Apes Really Talk?
    Posted: August 6th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,443 Views
50. In the News: Preserving Stone Age Cave Art
    Posted: August 3rd, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,245 Views
51. Spark Blog: Initial Thoughts on Filming with Alan Alda
    Posted: August 1st, 2008 | 1 comment | 2,015 Views
52. Video: Introduction to the Series
    Posted: July 11th, 2008 | 6 comments | 9,686 Views
53. In the News: Electrical Stimulation May Improve Learning
    Posted: July 8th, 2008 | 1 comment | 2,425 Views
54. Spark Blog: The Big Red Button
    Posted: July 7th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,724 Views
55. In the News: Monkeys That Can Count
    Posted: July 5th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,481 Views
56. Spark Blog: Our First Shoot
    Posted: July 4th, 2008 | 0 comments | 1,764 Views
57. Series Description
    Posted: June 1st, 2008 | 13 comments | 7,771 Views
58. Bio: Alan Alda
    Posted: June 1st, 2008 | 1 comment | 2,860 Views
59. Program Three: Brain Matters: Description
    Posted: June 1st, 2008 | 1 comment | 5,418 Views
60. Program Two: So Human, So Chimp: Description
    Posted: June 1st, 2008 | 0 comments | 5,174 Views
61. Program One: Becoming Us: Description
    Posted: June 1st, 2008 | 7 comments | 7,470 Views
62. Feedback
    Posted: May 25th, 2008 | Comments Off | 930 Views
63. FAQs
    Posted: March 25th, 2008 | Comments Off | 1,017 Views