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It’s easier to read the facial expressions of chimpanzees due to their close evolutionary ties to humans, as compared to the facial expressions of dolphins. Though in the end, both […]
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Emory University Neuroscientist and Behavioral Biologist Lori Marino discusses how evolution has allowed a basic psychological continuity to develop across human, dolphins, primates and all species.
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Emory University Neuroscientist and Behavioral Biologist Lori Marino discusses the impact of her research on dolphins and primates. She encourages young students to become sciencists of, and advocate for, animals.
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The discovery that dolphins can recognize themselves in a mirror was the first time self awareness was identified outside of the primates, making them one of a handful of species, […]
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Emory University Neuroscientist and Behavioral Biologist Lori Marino knows when dolphins got brainy, and speculates their sophisticated social lives required the evolution.
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Dolphins in captivity are not happy or healthy, according Emory University Neuroscientist and Behavioral Biologist Lori Marino.
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Dolphins have the second largest brain-to-body size ratio next to humans, earning them a spot among the most intelligent specidies on the planet.
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The dolphin’s natural language system is so complex that we cannot yet fully decode it, but believe that they communicate in a human-like system of signs and can likely understand […]
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While openness encourages scientific discovery and reduces duplication, in the corporate sphere, it often results in idea theft.
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Vincent Pieribone is most excited about figuring out a way to study the brain without destroying it.
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There’s an important protein in reefs that has allowed all fields of science to see the working of cells that were normally invisible. The only problem: we’re destroying the reefs.
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After his father died of multiple sclerosis, Vincent Pieribone became interested in unlocking the secrets of the brain.
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Vincent Pieribone wonders why the amount of effort that went into building the iPhone has not gone into understanding one aspect of the brain.
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A conversation with the associate professor at Yale University.
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Couples can’t agree to disagree for most of life’s decisions, like whether or not to have a baby. So when there is room for opposing opinions, don’t sweat it too […]
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For thousands of years people have been looking to beat the system. Don’t bother.
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Instead of building up expectations for the evening, couples should engage in one of life’s most intimate acts: mutual gazing.
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Why older couples often have the best sex of their lives.
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A conversation with the director of the Marriage and Family Health Center and the author of “Intimacy and Desire.”
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Some of Big Think’s top experts–including Eliot Spitzer, Elizabeth Gilbert, and Noam Chomsky–weigh in on the nature of love.