Summary In the second program, Alan Alda joins researchers studying our fellow simians - mainly chimpanzees, our closest living relatives - to discover both what we share with them and what new skills humans evolved since we went our separate ways. By watching - and participating in - experiments comparing chimps with children, he learns that human uniqueness lies in our ability to reason about things we can't observe, especially the content of others' minds, and to employ this skill in the collaborative enterprise we call civilization.
Directed : Unknown
Written : Unknown
Stars : Alan Alda Daniel Gilbert
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Jan 12, 2010
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Production companies : Chedd-Angier-Lewis
Summary In the second program, Alan Alda joins researchers studying our fellow simians - mainly chimpanzees, our closest living relatives - to discover both what we share with them and what new skills humans evolved since we went our separate ways. By watching - and participating in - experiments comparing chimps with children, he learns that human uniqueness lies in our ability to reason about things we can't observe, especially the content of others' minds, and to employ this skill in the collaborative enterprise we call civilization.
Genres : Documentary
Release date : Jan 12, 2010
Countries of origin : United States
Language : English
Production companies : Chedd-Angier-Lewis
