Humans as Animals: Primate Politics, Culture, and Morality

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When: Thu, May 21, 2015 at 6:30pm - 6:30pm

Where: American Museum of Natural History
Central Park West at 79th Street

212-769-5100
Price: $15

Science has uncovered similarities between the social behavior of humans and other primates, including politics, culture and morality. In this lecture, Frans de Waal will explore how humans and other primates behave in power politics, transmission of knowledge and habits, empathy and sense of fairness.

Dr. Frans B. M. de Waal is a Dutch-American biologist and primatologist renowned for his work on the behavior and social intelligence of primates.



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