Deep Dive: Inside the Animal Mind - Understanding Human Behavior Through Animal Studies

Explore the fascinating connections between animal and human behavior in this 1 hour 27 minute deep dive from The Aspen Institute. Delve into how understanding animal minds can provide insights into human personality, logic, and capacity for love. Discover how friendliness in canines and primates has evolutionary advantages, mirroring the importance of tolerance in human democracies. Examine the caring nature of elephants and their complex family structures, revealing intriguing gender dynamics. Investigate the possibility that economic principles like reciprocity, altruism, and rationing may have origins in our primate ancestors. Learn from experts Ross Andersen, Brian Hare, Laurie Santos, and Phyllis Lee as they present interconnected talks on friendship, family, and frugality from an animal-inspired perspective, challenging our human-centric view of these concepts.

Introduction
Friendly Foxes
Dogs
bonobos
humans
human evolution
polar bear paradox
Phyllis Lee
Family structure
Extended families
CA family
Elephant group size
Elephants have reunions
Elephants live in families
Female helpers and grandmothers
Cognitive choices
Social networks
Elephants
Social Learning
Learning to Parent
Paro the Elephant
Elephant calves
Elephant mothers
Mixed age groups
Bulls
Our Mission
Thank You
Risk vs Safe
Our Biases
Monkey Market