What We Can Learn From Project Nim
Apparently there is a new movie out about Project Nim.Click here to view the embedded video. The story of Nim Chimpsky is one worth considering, and many think of it primarily as a cautionary tale....
View ArticleSupporters of Project Bow: Call your State Legislators to Defeat SB 666
Senate Bill 666 is a proposed Missouri law that would put non-human primates and their owners at the mercy of the state, and would among other things provide for the following: microchipping all...
View ArticleOur Mothers’ Backs
[Note: This article was originally published on Hubpages in 2009. Since the content was deemed to violate Hubpages editorial policy in 2012, it has been moved to PubWages.] Seirei no Moribito Episode 2...
View ArticleA Young Chimpanzee’s Growth and Development
Bow’s Development [This article was first published on Hubpages in 2008 as "Bow's Development". It has been deemed idle and is now republished under a different title on PubWages.] First Meeting With...
View ArticleChimpanzee Development: Age Three through Five
[This article was first published on Hubpages in 2008. It has been deemed idle, and so is now republished on pubWages] Bow’s Development: Age Three Through Five Sword and Bow on trampoline (2005) When...
View ArticleA Comparative Review of “Someday, Someday, Maybe”
This is going to be not so much a review, but a sort of free association starting with the fact that I just finished reading Someday, Someday, Maybe by Lauren Graham. Did I like the book? Yes. Was it...
View ArticlePrimates and Primatologists
Primates and Primatologists Note: This is a Vlog Post. The text comes from the video embedded below. It is in a spoken register of English. Click here to view the embedded video. I have a lot of...
View ArticleInterview by Julia Hanna with Kelly Clear and Aya Katz
On June 29, 2018 Julia Hanna interviewed Kelly Clear, the narrator for the Audible edition of When Sword Met Bow, and Aya Katz, its author. Kelly Clear is from a musical family and grew up reading...
View ArticleInterview with Julia Hanna and Guest Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh –continued
On July 13, 2018 Julia Hanna and Aya Katz continued to interview with Dt. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh that had begun the week before. The topic was language and apes. Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh is more...
View ArticleThe Difference Between Chimpanzee Writing & Scribbling
Bow is an enculturated chimpanzee. He is literate. He can read and write. But most of his writing in the past consisted of pointing at letters in order to form words and sentences. Recently, Bow has...
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