Program Two: So Human, So Chimp: Video Excerpt: Chimps vs. Children
Alan Alda finds out how children will help—and like it, while chimps are less inclined to offer enthusiastic assistance.
Dec 30th, 2009
Alan Alda finds out how children will help—and like it, while chimps are less inclined to offer enthusiastic assistance.
Scientist Keith Jensen plays the Ultimatum Game with Alan Alda and shows him the differences between how humans and chimps react to various offers.
A new study suggests that chimpanzees do help out other chimps – but are much more likely to help if the chimp in need basically asks for it.
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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