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God and Morality: Asking the Wrong Question

Jeff Schweitzer | Posted 04.09.2013 | Books
Read More: Religion, Bonobos, God, Frans De Waal, Ethics, Evolution, Morality, Atheism, Religious Belief, The Bonobo and the Atheist, Belief in God, Books News
Jeff Schweitzer

Frans de Waal's new book The Bonobo and the Atheist asks a question that vexed Greek sages thousands of years ago and every philosopher since: are we moral because we believe in god, or do we believe in god because we are moral?

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Planet Without Apes?

Craig Stanford | Posted 01.05.2013 | Science
Read More: Jane Goodall Institute, Jane Goodall, Apes, Primates, Monkeys, Humans and Primates, Gorillas, Bonobos, Orangutans, Endangered Species, Chimpanzees, Animals, Science News
Craig Stanford

Against all odds, the great apes have hung on in remote pockets of the world into the 21st century. Their fate will decided in the remainder of the century, as we grapple with large scale environmental changes that threaten our own lives as well.

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Can Primates Teach Us How to Do Politics Right?

Kelpie Wilson | Posted 11.12.2012 | Politics
Read More: Bonobos, Deception, Gorillas, Occupy Wall Street, Ponzi Scheme, Morality, Chimpanzees, Occupy, Justice, Monkeys, Trickster, Solar Power, Humans and Primates, Energy, Equality, Empathy, Agriculture, Sustainable, Primates Politics, Primates, Video, Politics News
Kelpie Wilson

As crazy as politics seems to us these days, politics actually has its evolutionary roots in the primate use of "tactical deception," which is just as it sounds: the use of deception to manipulate your fellows into giving you what you want.

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Latest Animal Intelligence Findings Surprise Even Experts

AP | SETH BORENSTEIN | Posted 06.25.2012 | Science
Read More: Bonobos, Video, Chimps, Ape Intellect, Animal Psychology, Primates, Animal Behavior, Apes, Monkeys, Cognition, Science News

WASHINGTON -- The more we study animals, the less special we seem. Baboons can distinguish between written words and gibberish. Monkeys seem to be ab...

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11 Utterly Bizarre Animal Mating Rituals

Oddee.com | Posted 06.18.2012 | Weird News
Read More: Weird UK, Clownfish, Weird Animal Mating, Dolphins, Weird Science, Dolphins Humping, Lions, Animals in the News, Animal Sex, Video, Bonobos, Clownfish Mating, Lions Humping, Weird Photos & Videos, Animal Mating, Bonobos Mating, Weird News News

We all know that sex can come in a lot of shapes and varieties, but humans ain't got nothing on these animals. From having sex as a means of confl...

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The Problem Men Didn't Know They Had

The Huffington Post | Christina Anderson | Posted 10.11.2012 | Style
Read More: Video, Bonobos, Bonobos Discount Code, Fathers Day Presents, Presents for Dad, Bonobos Discount, Fathers Day Gift Guide, Fathers Day Gift Ideas, Gifts for Dad, Bonobos Fathers Day, Fathers Day Gifts, Slideexpand, Bonobos Pants, Style News

Father's Day is a tough holiday to shop for. When we were little it was funny to give them a hideous tie or a mug that said "Dad" in a rainbow of colo...

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Retail 2.0: Back to the Basics?

Vivian Weng | Posted 06.27.2012 | Business
Read More: Warby Parker, Bonobos, E-Commerce, Everlane, Fashion Startups, Retail 2.0., Style News, Retail, Business News
Vivian Weng

Why are so many companies chasing Retail 2.0 problems, when there are still plenty of Retail 1.0 problems to solve?

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Cara Santa Maria

Seven Things We Can Learn About Love From Bonobos

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 02.14.2012 | Science
Read More: Bonobos, Sex at Dawn, Vanessa Woods, Talk Nerdy to Me, Christopher Ryan, Frans De Waal, Valentines Day 2012, Sex, Valentines Day, Valentine's Day, Apes, Love, Science News

2012-02-14-Screenshot20120214at9.46.31AM.pngHere are seven things we can learn about love from bonobos, as described by Dr. Christopher Ryan.

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Cara Santa Maria

Is Sex For Pleasure Uniquely Human?

HuffingtonPost.com | Cara Santa Maria | Posted 01.13.2012 | Home
Read More: Reproduction, Bonobos, Dolphins, Talk Nerdy to Me, Human Sexuality, Sex for Pleasure, Science, Masturbation, Home News

You've probably heard the rumors that dolphins are the only other mammals that have sexual intercourse for pleasure. It appears as though this is almost true, depending again on how one defines sex for pleasure.

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Biology Is Not Destiny in the Evolution of Sexual Coercion

Eric Michael Johnson | Posted 09.20.2011 | Women
Read More: Abortion, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Bonobos, Rape, Chimpanzee, Primates, American History, Biology, Colonial America, Sexual Harassment, Sexual Coercion, Science, Evolution, Feminism, Sexual Assault, Patriarchy, Women News
Eric Michael Johnson

Cross-posted at Scientific American. Warning: content may be triggering for survivors of sexual assault/abuse. Elizabeth Wilde's mouth was stuffed w...

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Going Ape In Central Africa: Meeting Our Closest Cousins In The Near-Wild Within Easy Reach Of Major Cities

Mike Arkus | Posted 09.19.2011 | Travel
Read More: Bonobos, Brazzaville, International Destinations, Slidepollajax, Africa Travel, Kinshasa, Congo Republic Western Lowland Gorillas, Apes, Congo, Destinations, Travel News
Mike Arkus

If you should happen upon two of the less visited African capitals and you don't have the time for days of travel to see them in their primordial natural habitat, a side trip to great apes who have been rescued is a relatively easy trip.

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Always Breaking News: Chimps Rape and Pillage! So What?

Christopher Ryan | Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
Read More: Nicolas Wade, Warfare, Rape, Bonobo, Incest, Chimp War, Infanticide, Masturbation, Murder, Homosexuality, Bonobos, Orgy, Chimps, Chimpanzee, Primates, New York Times, Evolution, Kibale, Media News
Christopher Ryan

When a group of bonobos encounters another group, an orgy may well break out, but not a battle.

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The Most Promiscuous Animals (PHOTOS)

Huffington Post | Lindsay Armstrong | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Slidepoll, Animals, Seal, Bonobos, Animals Breed, Honey Bee, Elephant Seal, Romance, Mating, Rabbit, Promiscuous, Green News

With Valentine's Day right around the corner, we've been hearing an awful lot about love, romance, and couples. While it's sweet, the truth is that wh...

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The New Faces of Eco-Entrepreneurship: Q&A with Blake Mycoskie (TOMS Shoes), Lauren Bush & Ellen Gustafson (FEED Projects), and Andy Dunn (Bonobos)

Courtney Reum | Posted 05.25.2011 | Green
Read More: Green Entrepreneurs, Green Alcohol, Alcohol, Eco-Peers, United Nations, Acai, Green News, TOMS Shoes, Green Business, Veev, FEED Projects, Bonobos, Green News
Courtney Reum

TOMS Shoes, FEED, and Bonobos share the same entrepreneurial spirit as I do, while caring about tomorrow at the same time. So without further ado, please enjoy the following chat.

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Was "Ardi" a Liberal?

Frans de Waal | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Neocons, Bonobos, Evolution, Fossils, War, Chimpanzee, Politics News
Frans de Waal

What if we descend, not from a blustering chimp-like ancestor, but from a gentle, bonobo-like ape? What if we share characteristics with both of these relatives instead of the one favored by our political ideology?

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Is it Time to Invent a New Masculinity?

Sean McManus | Posted 11.17.2011 | Healthy Living
Read More: Jesse Eisenberg, Hugh Dancy, John Krasinski, Japanese Herbivores, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Michael Cera, Bonobos, Gawker, Margaret Wente, Globe and Mail, Masculinity, The Year of Awkward Young Men, Femininity, Working-Class Masculinity, Gender Roles, Healthy Living News
Sean McManus

The new economy is a tough place for these old-fashioned guys. That's why it's important that we work together to create a new kind of masculinity, not defined by "infants in Morissey onesies."

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