![]() ![]() Their social behavior has much in common with ours and their brains are quite similar, too. LD: Non-human primates are our closest ancestors. In your opinion, what are the most important lessons we can learn about human friendships from the research into social interactions between primates? ![]() LOF: Your book opens with observation of monkeys on the Island of Cayo Santiago and later explores baboon behavior at Amboseli National Park in southern Kenya. As soon as we finished reading the book, we contacted Lydia to ask a few follow-up questions, and she was kind enough to indulge us. ![]() One of the first books on our reading list when we started the research process for LOF was Lydia Denworth’s latest work, Friendship: The Evolution, Biology, and Extraordinary Power of Life’s Fundamental Bond. This sweeping compilation of the emerging science behind our basic human need to connect fascinated us and inspired us to continue laying the foundation for our blog and our podcast. ![]()
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