Interview mit Jane Goodall: “Ö-hö-hö-hö-hö-hö”
Jane Goodall beobachtete jahrelang wilde Schimpansen. Sie entdeckte, dass die Tiere morden und Krieg führen. Als Ökoaktivistin hat die Britin inzwischen mehr mit Menschen zu …
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Jane Goodall Interview: ‘Even Chimps Understand Sustainability’
Jane Goodall spent years observing chimpazees in the wild. She discovered that the animals can commit murder and wage war. As an environmentalist, the British activist now spends more time observing humans — and says she still has hope for humanity.
The Second Cooing: Raising Passenger Pigeons from the Dead
The world has been without passenger pigeons since 1914. Now, scientists want to bring them back. Geneticist Ben Novak has embarked on the project and …
Interview with Edward O. Wilson on Human Evolution and the Origin of Morals
American sociobiologist Edward O. Wilson is championing a controversial new approach for explaining human evolution and the origins of virtue and sin. In an interview, …
Technology Pioneer David Gelernter: ‘Love Is Beyond Watson’
What does Watson’s Jeopardy victory tell us? Not much, says David Gelernter, the computer science pioneer and Yale professor. SPIEGEL spoke with Gelernter about the …
‘Starfish, Daisies and Raying Purple Forms’: Oliver Sacks on the Wonder of Sight
In a SPIEGEL interview, New York neurologist and author Oliver Sacks discusses his new book, “The Mind’s Eye,” which explores how creative people compensate for their sight disorders or …
Help for the Disabled: Trained Monkeys Proving Trusty Companions for Those in Need
Specially-trained Capuchin monkeys in the US are helping physically disabled people with the housework by performing tasks such as removing garbage, fetching the telephone or …
Saving Moon Trash: Urine Containers, ‘Space Boots’ and Artifacts Aren’t Just Junk, Argue Archaeologists
California has named the remains of the Apollo 11 mission a state historical resource — to the delight of the young profession of space archaeologists. …