Gustavus Adolphus College hosted a conference last October focused squarely on the idea of “The Human Spark.” We've met with many of the speakers.
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February 24th, 2009
In the News: Nobel Conference – Who Were the First Humans?
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January 16th, 2009
Spark Blog: Video: North Carolina Through the Looking Glass
Larry Engel discusses the challenges and joys of filming Alan with the chimps at the North Carolina Zoo.
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December 19th, 2008
Spark Blog: Alan Alda Meets the Chimps
We went to the North Carolina Zoo to meet the chimpanzees -- and evolutionary anthropologist Brian Hare. Here's what happened...
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December 2nd, 2008
In The News: Bonobos Are Not Hippie Chimps
In an article in the journal Current Biology researchers describe directly observing bonobos hunting not just small forest creatures but other primates as well.
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August 25th, 2008
In the News: Why Your Voice Is Quieter Than an Orangutan’s
All great apes, including humans, have vocal tract air sacs that they use to call out loud. Ours have evolved to be smaller than the other apes’, leaving them with louder voices.
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August 16th, 2008
In the News: Rethinking the Boundaries of “Human Rights”
There are big differences between apes and humans, but we do share the majority of our DNA and other characteristics. Should some "human rights" extend to our great ape cousins?
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August 6th, 2008
Can Apes Really Talk?
This video presents a reporter's visit to the Great Ape Trust, where apes communicate with researchers with a lexigram. But is this really language?
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July 5th, 2008
In the News: Monkeys That Can Count
While we can manipulate elaborate equations with square roots and derivatives, new research shows monkeys can “count” audible beeps and equate them to visual representations of the same amount.
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