January 16, 2004, Hour Two: Animal Communication / Tracking Ebola

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Hour Two: Animal Communication/Ebola Outbreak Clue

How do animals think and communicate with each other? And what can studying animals tell us about the evolution of language in humans? In this hour, we'll look at thought and communication in apes, gorillas, and monkeys. What can non-human primates tell us about communication in humans?

Plus, a new study may help scientists predict where ebola may strike next.

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Guests: Animal Communications

Marc Hauser
Professor of Psychology
Director, Mind Brain and Behavior Program
Author, "Wild Minds: What Animals Really Think" (Owl Books, 2001)
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

Barbara King
Professor of Anthropology
College of Willam and Mary
Williamsburg, Virginia

Dorothy Cheney
Professor of Biology
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

Tracking Ebola:

Pierre Rollin
Senior Scientist, Special Pathogens Branch
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Atlanta, Georgia

This segment produced by Annette Heist

FINDING EBOLA

GUEST:

Pierre Rollin, Ph.D

Senior Scientist, “CDC Ebola Expert”

Special Pathogens Branch

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Atlanta, Georgia

USA

This segment produced by Erica Altman.

Archived Audio:

Ebola:
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Animal Communication:
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Books/Articles Discussed:

"Wild Minds: What Animals Really Think" by Marc Hauser. Owl Books, 2001.

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