Thursday, 01 Dec 2005
Research on the Intelligence of Bonobos at the Great Ape Trust - Sue Savage-Rumbaugh
Dr. Sue Savage-Rumbaugh is the first and only scientist doing language research with bonobos. She joined the Great Ape Trust in Des Moines following a 23-year association with Georgia State University's Language Research Center. There, she helped pioneer the use of a number of technologies for working with primates. Dr. Rumbaugh's work with Kanzi, the first ape to learn language in the same manner as children, as detailed in Monographs...
The Paradox of Urban Environmentalism and the Values of/in Civic Design - James W. Sheppard
James W. Sheppard, Department of Philosophy at the University of Missouri-Kansas City, teaches environmental ethics and policy, ethics, philosophy of religion, urban theory and policy, and pragmatism. His research centers on the project of developing an environmental ethic that is applicable to/for/in urban regions. He serves as a member and/or reviewer for various philosophical and environmental organizations.