Sofia Forss, Ph.D. is an evolutionary biologist at the University of Zurich, specializing in comparative cognition and animal behavior. She's curious about how curiosity shows up in apes.
A fascinating discussion about curiosity and the influence of others, upbringing, and perceptions of risk. What might these findings suggest for apes' close cousins, we humans? I was surprised and intrigued over and over in this conversation. I think you will be as well.
Learn more about Sofia Forss' work and her lab at sofiaforss.com
Check outage Social Curiosity workshop: https://www.psych.uni-goettingen.de/en/workshop/social-curiosity
Want more animals? Here's episode #70 at the National Zoo: https://lynnborton.com/2018/12/26/animal-curiosity-at-the-national-zoo/
