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We’re all just monkeys

Wednesday, January 30, 2008 – 0:34

We're just a bunch of monkeys. That's the message of Ernest Cline in this clip: Like it? You can reread the words to the clip or download the MP3 version on the comedian's website. Relatedly, on the topic of our ape ancestry, I want to share another clip with you: [...]

By Rowan Rodrik | Read | Respond

Freedom?

Sunday, March 18, 2007 – 15:29

Some people say that we are basically free and that we just have to realize this fact to be free. I disagree. To me this is just a philosophical concept. In our reality as social animals we are caged by our culture and its (collective) beliefs. The belief that we are more than just mammals, that we are the pinnacle [...]

By MonkeyBoy | Read | 6 comments