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> Schmoozing Apes, Gregarious Monkeys: New Theories on Animal Culture
> CLOSE ENCOUNTERS WITH THE ANIMAL MIND SERIES:
> May 8, 2002; 7:00 p.m.
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> Leading primatologist Dr. Frans de Waal of Emory University 
> talks about the politics of primates and the issue of animal 
> culture in his lecture Schmoozing Apes, Gregarious Monkeys: 
> New Theories on Animal Culture. Dr. de Waal, renowned for his 
> work on the social intelligence of primates, first explored 
> the groundbreaking notion of the cultural traits of animals 
> in his book Chimpanzee Politics (1982), in which he compared 
> the schmoozing and scheming of chimpanzees with that of human 
> politics. Since then he has drawn further empirical parallels 
> that include the intergenerational transmission of 
> information, although always struggling against entrenched 
> reticence to his conclusions.  His latest work, The Ape and 
> the Sushi Master (Basic Books, 2001) seeks to undermine the 
> nature/culture divide.
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> Location: The Joseph and Roberta Schwarz Theater, 
> SUNY-Optometry, 33 West 42nd Street, Manhattan (near Bryant Park)
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> Time: All presentations begin at 7 p.m. and last about one hour. 
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> Tickets: Single tickets $20 ($18 for WCS members); full 
> series ticket $80 ($72 for WCS members. Buy early -- seats 
> are limited! 

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