Talking parrots, empathetic primates, playing dogs, and dolphins who recognize themselves in the mirror. On this episode of the LQ podcast, we talk to scientists and writers who are exploring the frontiers of animal minds. With Jane Goodall, Marc Bekoff, Frans de Waal, Virginia Morell, Irene Pepperberg, and more.
Lewis Lapham talks with Simon Winchester, author of Pacific: Silicon Chips and Surfboards, Coral Reefs and Atom Bombs, Brutal Dictators, Fading Empires, and the Coming Collision of the World’s Superpowers. More
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of Thomas Paine and the Clarion Call for American Independence. More
Lewis H. Lapham talks with the author of The End of the Myth: From the Frontier to the Border Wall in the Mind of America. More
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of Transcendence: How Humans Evolved Through Fire, Language, Beauty, and Time. More
Lewis H. Lapham speaks with the author of The Midnight Kingdom: A History of Power, Paranoia, and the Coming Crisis. More
Lewis H. Lapham talks with John Strausbaugh, author of City of Sedition: The History of New York City During the Civil War. More
