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Eric Michael Johnson received his masters degree in primate behavior and is now pursuing his PhD in the history of science.



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Sexy Beasts
June 29, 2010

Survival of the Kindest
Sept. 24, 2009


The Open Laboratory 2009:
Best Science Writing on Blogs

Male Chauvinist Chimps?


The Open Laboratory 2007:
Best Science Writing on Blogs

The Sacrifice of Admetus


Wildlife Conservation

Behind Enemy Lines
(November/December 2005)


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The Laughter Circuit
Vol. 23 No. 5 (May 2002)

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Journal of Human Evolution Sociality, ecology and relative brain size in lemurs.
JHE 2009 56(5):471-478.

American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Career or Family?: Maternal style and status-seeking behavior in captive bonobos (Pan paniscus).
AJPA 2008 135(S46):126

American Journal of Physical Anthropology
Lack of inbreeding avoidance and reduction of alliance formation in matrilineally- housed bonobos (Pan paniscus).
AJPA 2007 132(S44):137

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November 30, 2009

The World Trade Organization Battle in Seattle - 10 Years On

Category: Economics

This week, ten years ago, between 50,000 and 100,000 protesters from a wide variety of labor, environmental and global justice organizations descended on the World Trade Organization Ministerial Conference being held in Seattle and prevented delegates from reaching the convention...

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The Mentally Unbalanced Views of Thomas Friedman

Category: Politics

The New York Times Chief Foreign Affairs Correspondent Thomas Friedman, by his own definition, is insane. Many understood this when he published The Lexus and the Olive Tree and asserted that military socialism was a good thing because it promoted...

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November 26, 2009

Everyone Please Welcome Our Newest Scibling!!!

Category: Blogging

Huxley Laden has just entered the world at a whopping 7 lbs. 11 oz. Please head over to Greg Laden's blog and offer your congratulations. As regular readers will know, my partner and I had our own primate in June...

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November 23, 2009

Saint Patrick's Battalion

Category: #musicmonday

David Rovics sings his song remembering the hundreds of Irish recruits in the US invasion of Mexico in 1846 that turned on their commanders and fought on the side of Mexico. While this event is little known in American...

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What Do You Know About The Separation of State and Church?

Category: Religion

The Freedom From Religion Foundation has a quiz to test your understanding of religion and politics in American history. I got 19 out of 21. How'd you do?...

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November 22, 2009

Spirited Debate with Ray and Kirk

Category: Humor

From Atheist Cartoons.com...

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November 21, 2009

Ray Comfort is a Half-Wit and a Libelous Scalawag

Category: History

Now that his plan has backfired drastically (his own website has removed the link to his "Introduction" of Darwin's book) and more people were offended by his distortions than anything else, let me briefly point out some useful information. Comfort...

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November 20, 2009

Friday Rant: Atheists Need To Be Brighter

Category: Rant

Now that the Darwin Reclamation Project collage has been posted, I can confess that I have a few problems with the recent atheist action that sought to counter the dunderhead Ray Comfort and his Creationist propaganda ministry. I'm not sure...

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The Primate Diaries on Facebook Now At 400!

Category: Blogging

You just crossed the 400 mark at The Primate Diaries facebook fan page. If you're on facebook and follow this blog you should stop in and say hello. Comments here are always appreciated but if you would like to share...

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November 19, 2009

The Darwin Reclamation Project

Category: Education

(To watch this as a music video click on the volume icon in the top left.) Here you are, all your bright, shining faces with a brand new copy of On the Origin of Species. It's extremely generous of...

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