terça-feira, 22 de março de 2011

Isabel Behncke: Evolution's gift of play, from bonobo apes to humans


http://www.ted.com

With never-before-seen video, primatologist Isabel Behncke Izquierdo shows how bonobo ape society learns from constantly playing -- solo, with friends, even as a prelude to sex. Indeed, play appears to be the bonobos' key to problem-solving and avoiding conflict. If it works for our close cousins, why not for us?