Koko The Gorilla

<p>“It’s interesting that we became enthusiastic about ASL in the process of teaching it to a population that couldn’t benefit from it.”<br><br>Mike tells Sarah about a very special ape and the very problematic humans around her. Digressions include video dating, "Biography" and the terrible terrible inventor of the telephone. We start with a SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT about the future of the show. Both co-hosts understand the difference between chimps, monkeys and apes but occasionally misspeak.<br><br>For a transcript of this episode (Thanks <a href="https://www.instagram.com/abematthews/">Andrea</a>!), <a href="https://rottenindenmark.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/YWA-Koko-the-Gorilla-Transcript.pdf">click here</a> or copy-paste:<br>https://rottenindenmark.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/07/YWA-Koko-the-Gorilla-Transcript.pdf <br><br>Support us:<br><a href="http://patreon.com/yourewrongabout">Subscribe on Patreon</a><br><a href="https://www.paypal.com/paypalme/ywapodcast">Donate on Paypal</a><br><a href="https://www.teepublic.com/stores/youre-wrong-about?ref_id=10420">Buy cute merch</a></p><p>Where else to find us: <br><a href="http://linktr.ee/whyaredads">Sarah's other show, Why Are Dads</a> <br><a href="http://maintenancephase.com/">Mike's other show, Maintenance Phase</a></p><p><br>Links!</p><ul><li><a href="https://scholar.google.com/citations?user=7i4UhJMAAAAJ&amp;hl=en">Marcus Perlman, the researcher Mike interviewed!</a></li><li><a href="https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1955772/">"Human and Animal Cognition: Continuity and Discontinuity"</a></li><li><a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Kenneth_Gold/publication/328621716_In_memorium_Koko_a_remarkable_gorilla/links/5c101f83a6fdcc494fed8e14/In-memorium-Koko-a-remarkable-gorilla.pdf">"In Memorium: Koko, A Remarkable Gorilla"</a></li><li><a href="file://localhost/%E2%80%A2%09https/::slate.com:technology:2014:08:koko-kanzi-and-ape-language-research-criticism-of-working-conditions-and-animal-care.html">"What Do Talking Apes Really Tell Us?"</a></li