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January 28, 2026

From Objective Science to Situated Perspectives: The Impact of Haraway’s 'Primate Visions' on Understanding Gender and Sexuality in Primatology

Primatology must adopt queer and decolonial perspectives to fully understand how culture and power shape science, gender, and sexuality.

May 17, 2018

Quantum Chimpanzees: Do Watched Primates Change Their Behavior?

In particle physics, the mere act of looking at an electron changes its direction of movement. Could observing primates also change the outcome of what is observed?

May 10, 2019

Group Selection in Every Way Except Using the Words: A Critique of "The Goodness Paradox" by Richard Wrangham

Wrangham's new book on the evolution of cooperation gets many things right. But he errs in thinking that he can develop his thesis without invoking group selection.

May 6, 2025

Same-Sex Sexual Behavior in Chimpanzees Challenge Our Gendered Biases About Evolution

The big question is, how did we manage to miss these behaviors in chimpanzees for so long?

October 8, 2012

For Some Primates, Survival of the Nicest

Baboons, like people, really do get by with a little help from their friends.

July 22, 2025

Is There A Primate In Your Bible? Where Religion And Evolution Meet

How evolutionary instincts shaped the jealous, controlling God of scripture—and fueled millennia of religious misogyny.