Press

Our recent work on cognition in adolescent chimpanzees was covered by the following news outlets:

• American Psychological Association: Young chimpanzees and human teens share risk-taking behaviors
• Michigan News: Risky business: Teenage chimps risk it all, like humans
• CNN: Does having a teen feel like living with a chimpanzee? You may not be far off, study shows 
• The Telegraph: The unusual explanation that could be behind your teenager’s bad behaviour
• Popular Science: Adolescent chimpanzees might be less impulsive than human teens
• Jerusalem Post: Young chimpanzees less impulsive than human counterparts, study finds
• News & Observer: Humans may be more impulsive than chimps: Study

Check out this podcast from APS covering our recent study on cognitive control in lemurs!

Check out the new short documentary from NOVA/PBS on delay of gratification in cuttlefish, which features some of our work on primate inter-temporal choice.

National Geographic covered our work on chimpanzee health in a recent article about the evolution of aging and health in nonhuman apes. Read the article here.

Check out the new documentary series “Rescued Chimpanzees of the Congo with Jane Goodall” on Tchimpounga Chimpanzee Sanctuary in Republic of Congo. The 5-part series also features some of our research on chimpanzee problem solving. Read more here.

Our work on spatial cognition in animals was featured in this write up about “The Consequences of the Evolution of Language on the Mind,” a symposium at the 2019 International Convention of Psychological Science (ICPS) in Paris. Read the article here.

• New York Times: No grumpy old men in the world of chimps
• The Times: Old chimpanzees hang on to their good friends
• BBC Focus Magazine: Ageing chimpanzees choose old friends over new connections
• The Guardian: Chimps pare down their social circle in later years – study finds
• Science News: Like humans, chimpanzees mellow with age
• Business Insider: Humans aren’t the only species who get choosier about their friends as they age
• Deutschland Funk: Schimpansen-Senioren haben Freunde fürs Leben
• Le Monde: Quand le chimpanzé vieillit, fini les faux amis
• Scientific American Arabic: Like humans, “chimpanzees” seek positive relationships with age
• Michigan News: Like humans, chimps prioritize positive relationships as they age
• Harvard Gazette: Why do we get so picky about friendship late in life? Ask the chimps
• Scientific American: What chimpanzees can tell us about human friendships

University of New Mexico’s Newsroom wrote a piece about the special issue of Philosophical Transactions on the evolution of primate aging, including a write up of our work on chimpanzee health. Read the article here.

Michigan news wrote a piece about our recent research on chimpanzee cardiovascular health. Check it out here.

The APA Monitor covered our group’s work in their series “Lab Work” on different psychology laboratories. Read the article here.

Michigan News covered our recent work on the development of trust in children. Reach the article here.

APS wrote about our recent paper on chimpanzee cooperation. Read the article here.

The Michigan Daily covered our recent study on cooperation in chimpanzees. Read the article here.

University of Michigan News covered our recent study on cooperation in chimpanzees. Read the article here.

University of Michigan’s LSA Magazine features the Cognitive Evolution Group’s research with rhesus macaques at the Cayo Santiago Field Station. Read the print version of the article “Make Up Your Mind” here, and the online version here.