"She defied scientific convention by giving the Gombe chimps names instead of numbers, and insisted on the validity of her observations that animals have distinct personalities, minds and emotions. She wrote of lasting chimpanzee family relationships.
Through the years her work continued to yield surprising insights, such as the unsettling discovery that chimpanzees engage in a primitive form of brutal “warfare.” In early 1974, a "four-year war" began at Gombe, the first record of long-term warfare in nonhuman primates. Members of the Kasakela group systematically annihilated members of the "Kahama" splinter group."
You're welcome. :) Sounded to me like you actually wanted to know, despite what other folks have been saying here. Really though, it's going to be a good series of discussions, lectures, etc. If you can take a couple hours out of your weekend, I think you'll find there's some pretty cool stuff going on.
On Saturday morning there's a talks on controlling small arms trade (a big deal when you consider terrorism), and another talk on how to eliminate nuclear weapons.
If you're not into that, Saturday afternoon there's a number of discussions about Albert Schweitzer's health care clinics in Africa from people who were on the ground while he was there. Late in the afternoon there's a whole series of other discussions going on.
If you're open minded I think you'll get a lot out of anything you attend. Goodall herself is a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Of course that isn't something that gets awarded to people who just show up for work. It's their work that shows up on people.
She does talk about monkeys, but shes also here to be on panel discussion about a variety of topics and the Schwietzer Institute is unveiling some sort of documentary that people have been waiting for and she gonna talk on a panel about that too.
You can't possibly have any insight as to what it means when influential people, such as Jane Goodall, come to our school. Ask your friends what they get - any speakers? You'd be surprised. It's an incredible experience for these people to come to Quinnipiac and speak. Why don't you do... Find out more about her. Other than that 'she talks to monkeys'.
i love your facebook quote, "Real knowledge is to know the extent of one's ignorance". obviously, you don't. if you don't know anything about her, then go and do some research. i also enjoy the fact that your grammar is lacking for a college student, and yet you aspire to be a lawyer? hmm.
i agree with djosef, and go to the website scatkat provided. maybe you can be a little less ignorant after you visit it.
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"She defied scientific convention by giving the Gombe chimps names instead of numbers, and insisted on the validity of her observations that animals have distinct personalities, minds and emotions. She wrote of lasting chimpanzee family relationships.
Through the years her work continued to yield surprising insights, such as the unsettling discovery that chimpanzees engage in a primitive form of brutal “warfare.” In early 1974, a "four-year war" began at Gombe, the first record of long-term warfare in nonhuman primates. Members of the Kasakela group systematically annihilated members of the "Kahama" splinter group."
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On Saturday morning there's a talks on controlling small arms trade (a big deal when you consider terrorism), and another talk on how to eliminate nuclear weapons.
If you're not into that, Saturday afternoon there's a number of discussions about Albert Schweitzer's health care clinics in Africa from people who were on the ground while he was there. Late in the afternoon there's a whole series of other discussions going on.
If you're open minded I think you'll get a lot out of anything you attend. Goodall herself is a Nobel Peace Prize winner. Of course that isn't something that gets awarded to people who just show up for work. It's their work that shows up on people.
*shrug*
Anyhow, hope to see you there.
Eric~
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You can't possibly have any insight as to what it means when influential people, such as Jane Goodall, come to our school. Ask your friends what they get - any speakers? You'd be surprised. It's an incredible experience for these people to come to Quinnipiac and speak. Why don't you do... Find out more about her. Other than that 'she talks to monkeys'.
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i agree with djosef, and go to the website scatkat provided. maybe you can be a little less ignorant after you visit it.
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your spelling needs work too....i think you mean to say "grammar"
p.s. lj can even check spelling for you when you post comments.
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