Bonobos Can Teach Us about Ourselves

Bonobos Can Teach Us about Ourselves

Top of Mind with Julie Rose - Radio Archive, Episode 752 , Segment 4

Episode: Russia Indictment, Make a List, Olympics in Virtual Reality

  • Feb 21, 2018
  • 16:25 mins

Guest: Brian Hare, PhD, Associate Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University When we say someone is a decent human being, we mean they care about others, pay attention to other people’s needs. That’s what makes us human, right? Well, yes. But we don’t have a monopoly on selflessness. Bonobos, a close relative of the chimpanzee, are also likely to help a stranger in need. What can we learn from them about our own instincts?

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Making Sense of the Russia Indictment

25 MINS

Guest: Eric Jensen, JD, Professor, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University A surprisingly detailed account has emerged of how – and why – Russia sought to disrupt the 2016 presidential election. Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller has indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies. Among other things, the indictment claims employees of a Russian company set up hundreds of fake social media accounts, bought ads on Facebook and Twitter, and got actual Americans to show up at rallies, with the goal of inflaming public opinions and suppressing voter turnout for Hillary Clinton. The Russians even allegedly hired a Hillary Clinton impersonator to dress in a prison uniform and sit inside a cage at a couple of political rallies.

Guest: Eric Jensen, JD, Professor, J. Reuben Clark Law School, Brigham Young University A surprisingly detailed account has emerged of how – and why – Russia sought to disrupt the 2016 presidential election. Special Prosecutor Robert Mueller has indicted 13 Russian nationals and three Russian companies. Among other things, the indictment claims employees of a Russian company set up hundreds of fake social media accounts, bought ads on Facebook and Twitter, and got actual Americans to show up at rallies, with the goal of inflaming public opinions and suppressing voter turnout for Hillary Clinton. The Russians even allegedly hired a Hillary Clinton impersonator to dress in a prison uniform and sit inside a cage at a couple of political rallies.