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Our Inner Ape.

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1 Our Inner Ape

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7 Humans

8 Human Behavior Chimps and Bonobos Comparison of Behaviors
“Humane” vs. “Animal” “Bipolar Ape” --Chimps --Bonobos Power, Sex, Violence, Kindness

9 Power: Chimp Males Leadership Male Coalitions “Strength is Weakness”
Arbitration Status Displays Loss of Status Male Coalitions Reconciliation “Strength is Weakness”

10 Power: Chimp Females Hierarchies Sex Ratio Arbitration Punishment

11 Power: Bonobo Females Leadership Competition Change in Power Young Females

12 Power: Bonobo Males Status Power Longevity

13 Sex: Chimps Female Fertility Forced Copulation Mate Guarding Status
Bargaining Sex and Food

14 Sex: Bonobos Purpose of Sex Male Preference Coalitions
Conflict Resolution Pleasure Reproduction Food Male Preference

15 Violence: Chimp Males Power and Mating “Little Vikings” “Civil Wars” Other Violence Conflict Resolution

16 Violence: Chimp Females
Fighting and Aggression Reconciliation Infanticide Avoidance

17 Violence: Bonobos Ingroup Fighting Females Males Outgroup Fighting

18 More on Violence, Aggression and Reconciliation
Aggression Correlations Reduced Aggression in Primates Primate Culture --Monkeys --Baboons Mutual Dependency

19 Kindness Empathy Studies in Primates Natural Selection Other
Kin Selection Reciprocal Altruism Other

20 Kindness: Chimps Empathy Affection Consolation Sharing Reciprocity Gratitude Justice

21 Kindness: Bonobos Empathy Sensitivity Non-violence Consolation Concern

22 Power: Humans Pros of Power Cons of Power Who Wants Power? Who Gets Power? Girl Power Egalitarianism

23 Sex: Humans What is Sex For? Why is it so Taboo? Human Sex Differences Why Sex is Awesome

24 Violence: Humans Violence Theories Human Violence War & Peace
Veneer Theory Aggression is Progress Human Violence Causes War & Peace Sex and Violence

25 Kindness: Humans Darwin’s Theory Empathy Basics Mirror Neurons Helping

26 Kindness Morality Reciprocity Fairness Emotions Cooperation

27 The Future of the Bipolar Ape
Bad News for Primates Bad News for Us Inequality Political Systems Societies HE vs. HA Balance=Harmony

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