Only Human: Understanding Our Place In The Animal Kingdom

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Only Human: Understanding Our Place In The Animal Kingdom

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Mar 13, 2019

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Dogs express love. Chimpanzees are handy with tools. Even octopuses display intelligence. But so do humans. So what exactly makes us human? What truly separates us from other animals?We put these questions to geneticist Adam Rutherford.Want to support 1A? Give to your local public radio station and subscribe to this podcast. Have questions? Find us on Twitter @1A.

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