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 19th, 2008
Spark Blog: Alan Alda Meets the Chimps
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December 12th, 2008
In The News: The End of Evolution?
British geneticist Steve Jones has lately made the provocative assertion that human evolution is coming to its end. What do you think?
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December 10th, 2008
Spark Blog: Video: Scientist Tanya Chartrand on Filming with Alan Alda
Watch Tanya Chartrand describe what it was like for her as a scientist to be involved in a television shoot for "The Human Spark."
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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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November 24th, 2008
Spark Blog: Mimicking Alan’s Body Language
We’ve just finished shooting at Duke University a series of experiments with Tanya Chartrand on how humans unconsciously mimic each other, and how this makes us more social.
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November 20th, 2008
In the News: On Religion and Evolution
A recent study published in Science sets aside the religious critique of evolution and examines how religion itself may be a part of human evolution.
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October 30th, 2008
Spark Blog: Photos: More from the Campfire Shoot
Here are some additional behind-the-scenes photos of the "Human Spark" nighttime campfire shoot with archaeologist Curtis Marean.
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October 21st, 2008
Spark Blog: Video: Making of a Fireside Chat Scene
In Arizona, Alan and archeologist Curtis Marean had a fireside chat about how modern humans replaced the Neanderthals. Check out this video to see how the scene was made.
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October 14th, 2008
Spark Blog: Video Interview: Scott Watrous, MRI Technologist
One of Scott’s most important responsibilities is making sure that nothing that can react with a magnet gets anywhere near the MRI machine. Watch this interview.
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October 10th, 2008
In the News: What Ancient Cave Art Says About Us
From the discovery of painted caves in Altamira, Spain to the recent discovery of Chauvet in France, what can researchers learn from these ancient artists?
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