Featuring Dr. Brian Hare of Duke University and co-author of “Survival of the Friendliest.”
The only way to understand what it is to be human is to know what it is like to be not human.
Come on a journey with me from the forests of the Congo Basin to the steppes of Siberia to explore the minds of our closest relatives, bonobos and chimpanzees, and dogs – our closest friends. Find out how the secret inner lives of these animals help us understand what makes us unique and how our minds came to be.
We will arrive at the conclusion that it was friendliness that powerfully shaped the bodies and minds of the animals we meet along the way. This conclusion also leads to the realization that our species evolved for friendliness.
Comparing our friendly nature to other animals then solves the paradox of human kindness and cruelty and points to the need for cross-group friendships to encourage a friendlier future.
Event is free and open to the public.
Entrance tickets required.
Phone: (440) 826-2197
Email: bchapin@bw.edu
2024/04/15 - 2024/04/15
Baldwin Wallace University Gamble Auditorium
96 Front Street, Berea, OH 44017
Free parking is available on Front, Seminary and Church Streets. Free municipal parking lots are available adjacent to Giant Eagle, across from the Berea Post Office and by the Berea Public Library. View a parking map.