Ep. #184: Curiosity in Apes, with Sofia Forss

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/