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The Cosmic Connectome

Parallel Worlds Parallel Lives

Extinction: The Facts

What Is a Woman

The Cambridgeshire Crucifixion

The Jinx
Montezuma

The Dissident

The Lost Tomb of Alexander the Great

20 Days in Mariupol

Hubble 3D

An Everyday Miracle
To The Arctic

The Secret File of Marco Polo

George Harrison Living in the Material World 2 of 2

Catholicism The unpredictable rise of Rome

The Propaganda Game

The Age of Aging

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Ape Genius

2008 Science

The great apes which include chimps, orangutans, gorillas and bonobos, seem to have rich emotional lives similar to our own. But just how smart are these animals? A new generation of investigators are converging on an explanation for why the non-human great apes never made the breakthrough into an accelerating human-style culture that builds on the achievements of previous generations.

Monogamy

2018 Culture

From virtually the moment we're born, there's a story that's preached across cultures and continents. It's a familiar fairy tale, that finding one true love is the key to a fulfilled and happy life. As an adult, we're forced to reconcile the messaging on monogamy with one simple fact: humans are terrible at it.
What do biology, human history and the promiscuity of bonobos reveal about monogamy? Experts and everyday couples weigh in on shifting cultural norms.

Series: Explained