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You're Thinking About Putting Scientists Into Small Cages And Doing Research On Them. I Wish It Could Happen Sometimes.

I'm Highly Political. I Spend An Awful Lot Of Time In The U.s. Trying To Influence Decision-makers. But I Don't Feel In Tune With British Politics.

Chimpanzees Are Incredibly Intelligent. They Can Learn More Than 400 Signs Of American Sign Language. They Have Memories For Spatial Distribution, Like Numbers On A Tv Screen, Way Better Than Ours. You Come Onto The Emotions: Happiness, Sadness, Fear, And Despair - All The Things For Which I Was Accused Of Being Anthropomorphic When I Ascribed Them To Chimpanzees.

But Does That Mean That War And Violence Are Inevitable? I Would Argue Not Because We Have Also Evolved This Amazingly Sophisticated Intellect, And We Are Capable Of Controlling Our Innate Behavior A Lot Of The Time.

The Most Important Thing Is To Actually Think About What You Do. To Become Aware And Actually Think About The Effect Of What You Do On The Environment And On Society. That's Key, And That Underlies Everything Else.