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538 - Frans de Waal (Author & Primatologist)
Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan - August 01, 2022 13:01 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2K ratingsOn his second visit to the podcast, Frans discusses his latest book, Different: Gender Through the Eyes of a Primatologist, as well as one of my favorite books, Bonobo: The Forgotten Ape, which he co-authored with photographer Frans Lanting. Frans received his Ph.D. in Biology and Zoology from ...
Frans de Waal on What Chimps Can Teach Us About Ourselves
Clear+Vivid with Alan Alda - July 16, 2019 01:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 3.3K ratingsDo animals have emotions? What can we learn from them about family, friendships, and stable relationships? A surprising amount. Frans de Waal began studying chimpanzees when he was a student. He's the director of the Living Links Center at the Yerkes National Primate Center in Atlanta where he s...
188. Frans de Waal (primatologist) – You're such a social animal
Think Again – a Big Think Podcast - March 30, 2019 10:00 - 51 minutes ★★★★★ - 556 ratingsWhen I was a kid, there used to be a TV commercial for this series of animal videos you could order that were basically nothing but killing and sex. The tagline was “Find out why we call them . . . ANIMALS”! “Wait a minute . . .“ I used to think: “That’s not why we call them animals. Also, we’re...
Frans de Waal
Town Hall Seattle Science Series - March 25, 2019 08:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 12 ratingsThe viral video of the chimpanzee Mama embracing her friend—biologist Jan van Hooff—one final time before her death touched the hearts of millions. Renowned biologist Frans de Waal captured the essence of that story in Mama’s Last Hug, asserting that humans are not the only species with the capa...
Frans de Waal | Mama's Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
Free Library Podcast - March 15, 2019 11:06 - 1 hour ★★★★ - 106 ratingsEsteemed primatologist Frans de Waal is the author of The Bonobo and the Atheist, a ''tour de force'' (Nature) exploration of the biological roots of human morality found in primate social emotions, including empathy, reciprocity, and fairness. One of Time's 100 Most Influential People, de Waal i...
57. Dr. Frans de Waal — Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves
The Michael Shermer Show - March 12, 2019 21:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 361 ratingsBased on his latest book — Mama’s Last Hug: Animal Emotions and What They Tell Us about Ourselves — the legendary biologist and primatologist Frans de Waal continues his empirical and theoretical work on animal societies, politics, intelligence, sentience, consciousness and, now, feelings and em...
Our inner ape denial with primatologist Frans de Waal
Grow Big Always - May 16, 2016 23:10 ★★★★★ - 84 ratingsWhere do you place yourself on the animal kingdom ladder? Near the top? Odds are that you’re living inside the “we're so god-kissed and unique” human story that we all seem to march to versus thinking of yourself as a talking, organized ape. I mean, look at all the tests we’ve done on animals to ...
118 - Frans de Waal (Primatologist)
Tangentially Speaking with Christopher Ryan - March 30, 2015 12:00 - 1 hour ★★★★★ - 2K ratingsDr. de Waal received his Ph.D. in Biology and Zoology from Utrecht University, the Netherlands, in 1977. He completed his postdoctoral study of chimpanzees while associated with Utrecht University, in 1981, and moved the same year to the USA. He has been a National Academy of Sciences member sin...
Frans De Waal, “The Bonobo and the Atheist: In Search of Humanism Among Primates” (Norton, 2013)
New Books Network - July 17, 2013 14:10 - 56 minutes ★★★★ - 123 ratingsHumans are quite a bit like chimpanzees, genetically speaking. Of course humans are quite a bit like fruit flies, genetically speaking. But when it comes to behavior, humans are much more like chimpanzees than fruit flies. And so the question arrises: what can we learn about ourselves from chimpa...
Frans de Waal - The Bonobo and the Atheist
Point of Inquiry - April 02, 2013 07:27 - 31 minutes ★★★★★ - 758 ratingsHost: Chris Mooney You hear it a lot from religious believers: Faith is about doing good works, bringing about good in the world, and showing compassion. In fact, some go further and argue that you can't really be moral without religion. Well, says primatologist Frans de Waal, they really oug...