Next of Kin (1997) (edit title/settings)

TheLibrarian edited the characters of Next of Kin Sunday, April 14, 2013.

• Edited the description of Washoe: Female chimpanzee that showed aptitude for language acquisition. She was the first non human to ever learn a human language in recorded history. She was raised as a human baby growing without the knowledge of what she was for many years. She had more strength and empathy then most humans, even in the face of adversity.acquisition.

Ian edited the characters of Next of Kin Sunday, April 14, 2013.

• Edited the description of Washoe: Female chimpanzee that showed aptitude for language acquisition.acquisition. She was the first non human to ever learn a human language in recorded history. She was raised as a human baby growing without the knowledge of what she was for many years. She had more strength and empathy then most humans, even in the face of adversity.

Louisa van der Luyden edited the subjects of Next of Kin Wednesday, March 27, 2013.

• Added the subject: Subjects > Biographies & Memoirs

Shelfari approved its own request to combine 2 books, including Next of Kin, Monday, December 17, 2012.

Shelfari submitted a request to combine 2 books, including Next of Kin, Monday, December 17, 2012.

Louisa van der Luyden edited the memorable quotes of Next of Kin Friday, November 9, 2012.

• Added a quotation: “There simply wasn't enough time, in the brief six-million-year period since humans diverged from our fellow apes, for evolution to add on a completely new brain structure.”
• Added a quotation: “The primate brain did not evolve like an ever-expanding house, adding on new rooms as it grew from monkey ancestor to ape ancestor to human. Instead, evolution was continually reorganizing what it already had - taking old structures and old circuits and putting them to use for new mental tasks.”
• Added a quotation: “If Chomsky was right, then Washoe didn't have a language acquisition device and she wouldn't be able to combine signs meaningfully. If Darwin was right, then Washoe already had the cognitive basis for language and wouldn't need a language organ with its hundreds of thousands of rules built in.”
• Added a quotation: “When it comes to intelligence, language, or learning, it is not enough to know the species. One has to know the individual.”

Punxsutawney Paul approved Peter K’s request to combine 4 books, including Next of Kin, Saturday, August 4, 2012.

Peter K submitted a request to combine 4 books, including Next of Kin, Thursday, July 26, 2012.

Shelfari approved its own request to combine 2 books, including Next of Kin, Saturday, April 9, 2011.

Shelfari submitted a request to combine 2 books, including Next of Kin, Saturday, April 9, 2011.