The thinking is that we started evolving language not by speaking but by gesturing.

The chimpanzees could tear me apart in no time. They're many times stronger than we are.

Socialism cannot function, because its economic reward structure is contrary to human nature.

If I were God, I'd work on the reach of empathy.

Darwin wasn't just provocative in saying that we descend from the apes - he didn't go far enough. We are apes in every way, from our long arms and tailless bodies to our habits and temperament.

Most men probably wouldn't want to live the lives of bonobos. They're constantly clinging to their mothers' apron strings. They lack the ability to make decisions about their own fates, something that we and male chimpanzees practically consider our birthright.

The evolutionary struggle for survival is really a self-serving series of blows and stabs, and yet it can lead to extremely social animals like dolphins, wolves or, for that matter, primates.