Episode for the LifeSolved Podcast series: The secret social lives of primates: What chimps and monkeys reveal about human nature

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The secret social lives of primates: What chimps and monkeys reveal about human nature
Season 15, Ep. 3

How similar are we to our closest living relatives? Closer than you might think - and the latest research is revealing just how much we share with chimpanzees and monkeys.

In this episode of Life Solved, we speak to two experts from the University of Portsmouth's Centre for Comparative and Evolutionary Psychology, who are passionate about the deep evolutionary roots of human intelligence.
Dr Esther Herrmann and Dr Marine Joly explain how studying our closest evolutionary cousins helps us understand what makes us human, why complex social groups drive cognitive evolution, and what our responsibility is to protect these remarkable, intelligent creatures.

Period	27 Nov 2025
Event title	Life Solved Podcast
Event type	Other
Degree of Recognition	International