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Human morality is unthinkable without empathy.

~Frans De Waal

Topics: Empathy Human Morality Unthinkable Without

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The term 'alpha female' originated in my field of animal behavior, but has acquired new meaning. It refers to women who are in charge, for example, by flirting and dating on their own terms. It is also used maliciously for a loud-mouthed, controlling woman who has no patience with deviating opinions.

~Frans De Waal

Topics: Acquired Alpha Also Animal Behavior Charge Controlling Dating Example Female Field Flirting For Example Meaning New Opinions Originated Own Patience Term Terms Used Who Woman Women

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Octopuses have hundreds of suckers, each one equipped with its own ganglion with thousands of neurons. These 'mini-brains' are interconnected, making for a widely distributed nervous system. That is why a severed octopus arm may crawl on its own and even pick up food.

~Frans De Waal

Topics: Arm Crawl Distributed Each Each One Equipped Even Food Hundreds Interconnected Making May Nervous Nervous System Neurons Octopus Own Pick Severed System Thousands Up Why Widely

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Many economists are great believers in the idea that everything in nature is competitive and that we should set up a society which is competitive to reflect that. Anyone who cannot keep up, well, too bad.

~Frans De Waal

Topics: Anyone Bad Believers Cannot Competitive Economists Everything Great Idea Keep Many Nature Reflect Set Should Society Too Up Well Which Who

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Our brains have been designed to blur the line between self and other. It is an ancient neural circuitry that marks every mammal, from mouse to elephant.

~Frans De Waal

Topics: Ancient Been Between Blur Brains Designed Elephant Every Line Marks Mouse Other Our Self

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Religion looms as large as an elephant in the United States, to the point that being nonreligious is about the biggest handicap a politician running for office can have, bigger than being gay, unmarried, thrice married, or black.

~Frans De Waal

Topics: About Being Bigger Biggest Black Elephant Gay Handicap Large Married Office Point Politician Religion Running States Than United United States Unmarried

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Female bonobos form a strong sisterhood. They rule through female solidarity.

~Frans De Waal

Topics: Female Form Rule Sisterhood Solidarity Strong Through

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Closeness to animals creates the desire to understand them, and not just a little piece of them, but the whole animal. It makes us wonder what goes on in their heads even though we fully realize that the answer can only be approximated.

~Frans De Waal

Topics: Animal Animals Answer Closeness Creates Desire Even Fully Goes Heads Just Little Little Piece Makes Only Piece Realize Them Though Understand Us Whole Wonder

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The sturdiest pillars of human morality are compassion and a sense of justice.

~Frans De Waal

Topics: Compassion Human Justice Morality Pillars Sense

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Chimpanzees, typically, kiss and embrace after fights. They first make eye contact from a distance to see the mood of the others. Then they approach and kiss and embrace.

~Frans De Waal

Topics: After Approach Contact Distance Embrace Eye Eye Contact Fights First Kiss Make Mood Others See Then

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Biography

Nationality: Dutch

Type: Scientist

Born: October 29th, 1948

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