Love and War: What We Can Learn from Chimpanzees

What can the social lives of chimps teach us about our own? In the next Hot Science - Cool Talks, primatologists Dr. Aaron Sandel and Isabelle Clark share their first hand accounts of living amongst a chimpanzee social group. Discover how our closest ape relatives navigate social bonds, manage violence, and build connections. This is a featured event in this year’s Texas Science Festival.

Arrive early and explore Cool Activities from 5:30 - 6:40! The following organizations will share exciting hands-on activities related to chimpanzees, psychology and more! List of activities coming soon! At the end of the talk, we will have a raffle with some amazing prizes for attendees.

Aaron Sandel is an Associate Professor of Anthropology at UT Austin whose research explores the social bonds and emotions of our closest ape relatives. He is a co-director of the Ngogo Chimpanzee Project and has studied chimpanzees in Uganda since 2012. He also runs the Primate Ethology and Endocrinology Lab at UT Austin.

Isabelle Clark is a Ph.D. candidate in Anthropology at UT Austin and an emerging primatologist who researches chimpanzee behavior. Her focus is on how in-group/out-group identities emerge during the lives of young chimpanzees, and she analyzes social behavior and physiology to track social and group dynamics of the Ngogo chimpanzees.

About Hot Science - Cool Talks

provides a front-row seat to world-class research. Presented by the Environmental Science Institute (ESI) this nationally recognized series allows leading researchers from The University of Texas and other prominent universities to share their passion for science, technology, engineering, and math with the general public. Events are held six times a year.

Host or Publisher Environmental Science Institute - UT