The Human Spark | So Human, So Chimp | Chimps vs. Kids | PBS

http://www.pbs.org/humanspark Put to work at the Max Planck Institute for Evolutionary Anthropology in Leipzig, Germany, Alan Alda finds out how children will help -- and like it, while chimps are less inclined to offer enthusiastic assistance.

In "The Human Spark," Alan Alda visits dozens of scientists on three continents -- and even undergoes an examination of his own brain -- to find the answer to one question: What makes us human? Coming to PBS over three Wednesdays: January 6, 13, and 20, 2010 (check local listings). Learn more, and tell us what YOU think makes us human at http://www.pbs.org/humanspark

Category:

Science & Technology

Tags:

• Human Spark
• Alan Alda
• Max Planck
• evolution
• chimps
• chimpanzees
• altruism
• cooperation