The PrimateCast

Nature's Apothecary: Monarchs, Milkweed, and the Art of Self-Medication with Dr. Jaap de Roode

Send us Fan Mail Today's episode is all about royalty. No, not those odd primates shuffling around palaces in crowns and robes, but the monarchs of the butterfly wo

Transforming Science Engagement: Amanda Mathieson on the Power of Escape Rooms and Playful Learning

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The PrimateCast, your host sits down with science communicator Amanda Mathieson, Head of Public Engagement, Education and Communicati

Evolving Zoo Animal Welfare Science with Dr. Lance J. Miller of Brookfield Zoo Chicago

Send us Fan Mail Explore zoo animal welfare with Dr. Lance J. Miller, a leading authority in animal welfare science at Brookfield Zoo Chicago, formerly Chicago Zoologica

From Conventions to Culture: Social Cognition in Techno-Baboons with Dr. Nicolas Claidiere

Send us Fan Mail In this episode I sit down with my friend and colleague, cognitive scientist Dr. Nicolas Claidiere from the Center for Research in Psychology and Neuros

A Primatologist's Journey from Japan to the Wilder West (And a call to action!)

Send us Fan Mail What happens when a primatologist and podcaster leaves behind an academic career in Japan to embrace a new chapter in wildlife conservation in Canada? 

From Cacophony to Symphony: The Harmonious Interplay of Animal Cognition and Communication with Dr. Tecumseh Fitch

Send us Fan Mail In today’s installment of the podcast, I’m really excited to share a fascinating conversation I had with Dr. Tecumseh Fitch about the evolution of cogni

Unraveling the Secrets of Cold Adaptation and Hybridization in Primates with Evolutionary Anthropologist Dr. Laura Buck

Send us Fan Mail For this episode, I sat down in the studio with evolutionary anthropologist Dr. Laura Buck in the Research Centre for Evolutionary Anthropology and Pala

Exploring Human-Primate Coexistence with Dr. Paula Pebsworth: A Journey from the Vineyards of Napa Valley to the Wilds of Africa, Asia and Beyond

Send us Fan Mail In today’s lecture, Dr. Paula Pebsworth joined us from her home in Texas to give a lecture titled “You never know where life will take you: an interdisc

Change: Primate Populations in an Anthropogenic World with Primatologist and Conservation Biologist Dr. Colin Chapman

Send us Fan Mail In today’s origin story, Dr. Colin Chapman joined us over Zoom from his home on Vancouver Island to talk about, quote, “A Few Fun Things I have Learned

Understanding the Ins and Outs of Tool Use in Capuchin Monkeys with Professor Patricia Izar

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The PrimateCast origins, we’re sharing a lecture from primatologist and cognitive ethologist, Patricia Izar from the University of Sã

Exploring Comparative Primate Cognition with Dr. Reggie Gazes and Dr. Ikuma Adachi

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, comparative cognitive scientist Dr. Reggie Gazes and my office neighbor Dr. Ikuma Adachi. Reggie is an associate professor of psycholo

From Gorillas to Elephants: Dr. Ian Redmond on Wildlife Conservation in Africa

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of The PrimateCast origins, we’re sharing a lecture given by wildlife biologist and conservationist Dr. Ian Redmond, OBE. Ian is renown

Journey into the Wild with The Orangutan Conservation Project's Leif Cocks

Send us Fan Mail In this episode, conservationist, author and founder of The Orangutan Project, Leif Cocks.  Leif is a tireless conservationist who seems to be involved

Tarzan meets Darwin in conservation and evolution with conservationist and evolutionary biologist Dr. Fred Bercovitch

Send us Fan Mail This episode of The PrimateCast: Origins is taken from CICASP's International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of

Born Free USA's Devan Schowe on animal advocacy, ethics, welfare and conservation in the USA

Send us Fan Mail This episode features a conversation with Devan Schowe, Campaigns Associate with animal advocacy and wildlife nonprofit, Born Free USA. Born Free USA,

Walking with gorillas and Dr. Gladys Kalema-Zikusoka, Uganda's first wildlife veterinarian

Send us Fan Mail This episode of The PrimateCast: Origins is taken from CICASP's International Primatology Lecture Series: Past, Present and Future Perspectives of

What teeth can tell us about the life histories and behavior of extinct species (and cool science communication!) with Dr. Tesla Monson

Send us Fan Mail This episode features a conversation with Dr. Tesla Monson, Assistant Professor in the Department of Anthropology at Western Washington University. Te

Fairness and economic behavior in human and nonhuman primates with distinguished professor and primatologist Dr. Sarah Brosnan

Send us Fan Mail “You should always collaborate with your friends!” - Sarah Brosnan In this episode I am really excited to be able to bring to you an interview with Dr

A Conversation about animal cognition and emotions, anthropomorphism versus anthropodenial, and the power of storytelling in science with distinguished Professor Emeritus Dr. Frans de Waal

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Why you should care deeply about primate eponyms with Dr. Elaine Guevara

Send us Fan Mail This episode is all about where, how and why primates got their names! No, we won't be talking about popular primates like Kanzi the bonobo or Pa