Bonobo Handshake #61

May 28, 2010

This episode was recorded when Science for the People was called Skeptically Speaking.

Journalist and author Vanessa Woods joins us to discuss her new book Bonobo Handshake.  The memoir takes us inside Lola Ya Bonobo Sanctuary, a refuge for orphaned baby bonobos in the Congo. What can studying these highly social primates tell us about ourselves? And science blogger Greg Laden joins us for Everything You Know Is Sort of Wrong, a new regular feature exposing the truth behind some commonly held beliefs. Our first segment: Primitive Cultures.

Guests:

  • Vanessa Woods
  • Greg Laden
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Bonobo Handshake: A Memoir of Love and Adventure in the Congo

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