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What Jane Goodall Teaches Us About Outsider Thought

What Jane Goodall Teaches Us About Outsider Thought

Update: 2025-10-11
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Pioneering primatologist and anthropologist Jane Goodall died last week at 91. Nate and Maria talk about Jane’s career path and how her research influenced the fields of both animal and human cognition. They also discuss the significance of the outsider status she held when she began her research, and what everyone can learn from outsiders.


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What Jane Goodall Teaches Us About Outsider Thought

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