The Advanced Apes Podcast

Great ape language research has made some interesting discoveries in the past decades. What exactly have we learned? Cadell Last and Travis Steffens discuss.

Chimpanzees are illegally taken from their troops and sold overseas to zoos, hotels and labs in Europe, Asia, and North America. Trafficking adds to the littany of problems chimpanzees already face. How can we stop this trade? Cadell Last and Travis Steffens discuss.

Super volcanoes are rare events. But they are 1000x more powerful than an average volcanic eruption. What would happen if one exploded today? Cadell Last and Travis Steffens discuss.

Social media shapes our lives. The internet is becoming completely structured around these mediums. How have they changed the way we interact with the internet? How will they change our lives in the future? Cadell Last and Scott Rodgerson discuss.

The scientific method has had a major impact on discourse in the modern world. How does this change the way people perceive and understand this way of knowing? Cadell Last and Scott Rodgerson discuss.

Genius is a label that has been used to describe people of high achievement and people who have been labeled as more intelligent than average. However, understanding exactly how and why people label others genuis is more complex. Cadell Last and Ryan Burke discuss.

Astronomers recently discovered an earth-sized planet 4.3 light years away. This is an important threshold discovery in the history of space exploration. Cadell Last and Ryan Burke discuss why.

There is currently a tremendous misinformation campaign being waged against science by politicians that want to create policies to prevent climate change action. We need action from the most powerful country on the planet now. Cadell Last and Ryan Burke discuss.

Barack Obama and Mitt Romney are making their last effort to win the American public. Is the current debate system allowing for honest conversation? Cadell Last and Scott Rodgerson discuss.

The singularity is a concept that predicts humans will completely merge with technology in the near future. Many futurists believe this to be an inevitability. Cadell Last and Scott Rodgerson discuss.