Our Inner Ape.

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Our Inner Ape

Humans

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

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

Power: Chimp Females Hierarchies Sex Ratio Arbitration Punishment

Power: Bonobo Females Leadership Competition Change in Power Young Females

Power: Bonobo Males Status Power Longevity

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

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

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

Violence: Chimp Females Fighting and Aggression Reconciliation Infanticide Avoidance

Violence: Bonobos Ingroup Fighting Females Males Outgroup Fighting

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

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

Kindness: Chimps Empathy Affection Consolation Sharing Reciprocity Gratitude Justice

Kindness: Bonobos Empathy Sensitivity Non-violence Consolation Concern

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

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

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

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

Kindness Morality Reciprocity Fairness Emotions Cooperation

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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