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Janna Levin

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"Snowball, the dancing cockatoo" youtu.be/TC272vDZOfU via @YouTube

2:59 pm · July 10, 2019

Janna Levin

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Tomorrow at Sci Con 19 Animal Consciousness: primatologist Professor Frans de Waal and animal psychologist Professor Diana Reiss challenge our notions on animal consciousness, innate morality, and the imperative for compassion among species @PioneerWorks_

6:02 pm · July 8, 2019

Janna Levin

@JannaLevin

Some animals demonstrate a sense of fairness, compassion, and empathy. Dolphins admire themselves in mirrors, apparently aware they are looking at their own reflection; that is, they are self-aware.

5:02 pm · July 8, 2019

Janna Levin

@JannaLevin

Chimps reach out to each other after seemingly sulking in neighboring trees, meeting in between to hug and kiss. Reconciliation reflects the value placed in their relationships, a desire to mitigate the damage inflicted by conflict. Primates cooperate and console, as do elephants

4:02 pm · July 8, 2019

Janna Levin

@JannaLevin

Consider the portrait of power-hungry chimps presumed to be simply aggressive, to pursue dominance above all else, reacting almost mindlessly to instinct. Contrast this caricature with the observations of chimps reconciling after a confrontation.

3:02 pm · July 8, 2019

Janna Levin

@JannaLevin

What are animals thinking? When did attention become thinking become consciousness become self-awareness? Consciousness did not materialize singularly and suddenly with the emergence of human beings. Tomorrow: Animal Consciousness w/ Frans de Waal & Diana Reiss @PioneerWorks_

2:02 pm · July 8, 2019

Janna Levin

@JannaLevin

Thinking about our Sci Con on Animal Consciousness @PioneerWorks_ July 9th: "BBC News - Koko: Gorilla death coverage rekindles language debate" \bbc.com/news/world-u…

1:17 am · July 7, 2019

Janna Levin

@JannaLevin

“The quality of your mind determines the quality of your life.” — Sam Harris. Thank you for that reminder @SamHarrisOrg @wakingup

1:36 pm · June 26, 2019

Janna Levin

@JannaLevin

1937 clip of a hungry monkey retrieving a pallet of food by enlisting the help of a monkey who already had his lunch. Join us for Animal Consciousness @PioneerWorks_ RSVP here (we'll have to close the list soon) pic.twitter.com/7TW1…

9:34 pm · June 24, 2019

Janna Levin

@JannaLevin

Came across this perfect quote during my research for the Animal Consciousness Sci Con: "Man is the only animal that blushes, or needs to." -Mark Twain. RSVP's broke 1000 in a day. See you there. @PioneerWorks_ pioneerworks.org/pro…

5:09 pm · June 21, 2019