Hey everybody-
Happy Tuesday! You may have noticed a new graphic on the right side of the page that reads “Ask Science Says!” If you follow that link, it takes you to my contact page, for now. In the next couple of days, that’ll be switched out with a contact form so that you can automatically enter and submit your questions for the site.
I’m hoping that this can become a regular feature on the site since my goal is to help provide scientific background behind common questions or confusions about the natural world.
So…
If there’s anything on your mind, please click the graphic on the right-hand side of the screen and drop me a line!
Thanks. - Jeff
UPDATE: The Ask ScienceSays form is now online on the Contact Page
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I didn’t really feel like sending you an email, so i’ll ask this way until your online form gets set up. I’ve read recently about a few studies done with chimpanzees. One was regarding reduced stress behavior if chimpanzees were hugged and kissed (by fellow chimps) after being subject to a third chimp’s aggression. A second involved female chimps being noisier during sex when other males were around and quieter when other females were around. Still a third found that chimps are capable of choosing a tool that will be useful (for getting food) in the future over both non-useful toys or the immediate gratification of food.
These are mostly things that were at one point thought to be behaviors exclusive to humans. I know there have been a fair amount of other behaviors hypothesized to be exclusive to humans (we seem to have a very strong desire to feel unique) which have all been subsequently shown in animals as well.
Can you do some sort of post or series of posts about what makes (or doesnt make) a person different from “an animal”? Perhaps some ideas that have been put forth and subsequently disproved and some ideas that haven’t.
Thanks a bunch!
Awesome idea, Joe. Thanks! I’ll get on it.