Category Archives: Apes and Language

Ape Language Research

The Restatement of Commercial Chastity

Posted on January 19, 2024 by Aya Katz

This article was first published in the Inverted-A Horn in 2008.

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Do Humans (or Chimps) have a Language Acquisition Device?

Posted on January 6, 2024 by Aya Katz

When I started Project Bow, one of the purposes of showing that chimpanzees could learn language was to explore the question of the so-called language acquisition device. If a chimpanzee uses human language effectively to communicate, does this imply that … Continue reading →

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Why Use Statistics When Probability Will Do?

Posted on December 23, 2023 by Aya Katz

Last night I gave a presentation on Project Bow, an ape language research project, and what issues concerning rigorous proof were presented by spontaneous and non-replicable results. Modern scientific research, especially in the social sciences, relies on aggregated data which … Continue reading →

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Reviewing “Thinking Ape”

Posted on December 14, 2023 by Aya Katz

This past Friday, I reviewed the YouTube Channel called “Thinking-Ape.” In doing so, I dredged up a few of my old articles on Neoteny, Dominance and Women’s Suffrage in New Jersey. My Old Neoteny Article Developmental Delay as the Primary … Continue reading →

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Another Reading of Pollyanna

Posted on November 18, 2023 by Aya Katz

Pollyanna is an immensely popular children’s book by author Eleanor H. Porter. It was published in 1913. The word Pollyanna has been added to the English lexicon to describe an unusually optimistic person. Most people use this term in a … Continue reading →

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Interview with Professor Kevin D. Hunt

Posted on May 20, 2023 by Aya Katz

Our guest on the livestream on May 19, 2023 was Kevin D. Hunt, Professor of Anthropology at IU in Bloomington, Indiana. He has been studying chimpanzees at Semliki for a number of years. Professor Hunt links specific anatomical features in … Continue reading →

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Animal Communication: Do Chickens Mean To Tell Us They Laid An Egg?

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Aya Katz

There is a difference between communicative utterances and intentional communication. The  hen in the video embedded below  announced she had just laid an egg. But did she mean to tell me that? Or was this an instinctive cry that she … Continue reading →

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Bettine Clemen Plays Music for Animals

Posted on October 10, 2021 by Aya Katz

Bettine Clemen is a world renowned classical flautist. Born in Bavaria, Bettine made her early career with such prestigious orchestras as ‘The Munich Bach Orchestra’, ‘The Prague Radio Orchestra’ and ‘The Mozarteum Orchestra of Salzburg’. In 1978 she became solo flutist … Continue reading →

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Why Paint with Coffee?

Posted on September 10, 2021 by Aya Katz

I paint using acrylics on canvas and have done so for years. But lately I have started experimenting with coffee. I mean, I have started experimenting with brewed coffee as a pigment to paint with. I paint with coffee on … Continue reading →

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The Difference Between Chimpanzee Writing & Scribbling

Posted on September 3, 2021 by Aya Katz

Bow is an enculturated chimpanzee. He is literate. He can read and write. But most of his writing in the past consisted of pointing at letters in order to form words and sentences. Recently, Bow has taken an interest in … Continue reading →

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