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Us vs. Apes, and Why we Care

by Timberry on June 18, 2009

How are we different from apes? Apes also pass culture onto groups, apes can be violent, apes can be empathetic, but no other species has the power for the abstract.

And why does this matter? How does it affect our lives?

Robert Zapolsky, author of Why Zebras Don’t Get Ulcers, and a favorite professor at Stanford, gave this talk last Saturday as part of Stanford graduation. He starts at 4:51.

If you can’t see the video here, you can click here for the source on youtube.

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Megan in Slav Dom

by Timberry on November 4, 2007


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Megan sent us this picture yesterday. It was taken Friday Nov. 2 in her room at Slav-Dom

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I miss Megan

by Timberry on November 4, 2007


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Megan sent us this picture yesterday, then talked to her mom about who these people are. Obviously we recognize Ellie and that looks like Rourke. Megan maybe you want to add some other names.

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