“It’s interesting that we became enthusiastic about ASL in the process of teaching it to a population that couldn’t benefit from it.”Mike tells Sarah about a very special ape and the very problematic humans around her. Digressions include video dating, "Biography" and the terrible terrible inventor of the telephone. We start with a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT about the future of the show. Both co-hosts understand the difference between chimps, monkeys and apes but occasionally misspeak.For a transcript of this episode (Thanks Andrea)!), click here) or copy-paste:https://rottenindenmark.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/YWA-Koko-the-Gorilla-Transcript.pdf Support us:Subscribe on Patreon)Donate on Paypal)Buy cute merch)
Where else to find us: Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads) Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase)
Links!
- Marcus Perlman, the researcher Mike interviewed!)
- "Human and Animal Cognition: Continuity and Discontinuity")
- "In Memorium: Koko, A Remarkable Gorilla")
- "What Do Talking Apes Really Tell Us?")
- “Monkey Business”)
- “Talk to the Animals,” the 1980 Omni article)
- “Animal Bodies, Human Minds: Ape, Dolphin, and Parrot Language Skills”)
- 1979 New York Magazine article on Herb Terrace)
- “The Last Distinction?”)
- “The Sad Twilight of Koko The Gorilla and Her 'Mother'”)
- “Why Koko Can’t Talk”)
- “)The Other Side of Silence: Sign Language and the Deaf Community in America”)
- “The Education of Koko”)
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