Jane Goodall hasn’t found the missing link, but she’s come closer than nearly anyone else. The primatologist says the only real difference between humans and chimps is our sophisticated language. She urges us to start using it to change the world.
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More than 75 TEDTalks showing women in science and tech
“Science: It’s a Girl Thing!” That’s what is claimed in a goofy public service announcement, made by the European Commission, which aims to convince young women that science careers are in fact “cool.” Naturally, for a few days the Twittersphere has been atwitter over the very pink ad, which instead shows that girls can simultaneously […]
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7 talks on monkeys, and 7 talks on mind control
Miguel Nicolelis begins today’s talk by showing you what a brainstorm looks and sounds like. “This is 100 brain cells firing,” says Nicolelis. “Everything that defines what human nature is comes from these storms that roll over the hills and valleys of our brains and define our memories, our beliefs, our feelings, our plans for […]
Dwayne Johnson commented on Sep 18 2008
In regards to the Pygmy tribes hunting and selling bushmeat to others at the expense of their own heritage/culture/uniqueness/sustainability….extremely easy for people in the “first world” to say that they are harming themselves…I would imagine from their perspective, they simply want to put food on the table for their famillies…