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Almost Human

Reflections on Homo Sapiens and Our Primate Relatives

Bias
Anti-Semitism: More Than Meets the Eye

Dan Weiss Ph.D. on April 28, 2014

Frazier Glenn Cross reminds us how difficult it is to identify a Jew.

Frazier Glenn Cross reminds us how difficult it is to identify a Jew.

Career
One Life to Live?

Dan Weiss Ph.D. on March 18, 2014

No matter what you believe, chances are the afterlife shapes your life (yes, even for atheists). There is more than one view on how we are impacted by life after death, just as Ernest Becker predicted.

No matter what you believe, chances are the afterlife shapes your life (yes, even for atheists). There is more than one view on how we are impacted by life after death, just as Ernest Becker predicted.

Cognition
Just Like Us?

Dan Weiss Ph.D. on September 20, 2013

Rats with empathy, dolphins with long memories, monkeys that communicate like humans... the headlines pertaining to animal intelligence suggest profound cognitive similarities with humans. Intuitively, we know these similarities only go so far; humans alone build skyscrapers, drive cars and read blogs. Why is it, then, that we enjoy thinking that animals are just like us?

Rats with empathy, dolphins with long memories, monkeys that communicate like humans... the headlines pertaining to animal intelligence suggest profound cognitive similarities with humans. Intuitively, we know these similarities only go so far; humans alone build skyscrapers, drive cars and read blogs. Why is it, then, that we enjoy thinking that animals are just like us?