Chimps are very quick to have a sudden fight or aggressive episode, but they're equally as good at reconciliation.

Surely it should be a matter of moral responsibility that we humans, different from other animals mainly by virtue of our more highly developed intellect and, with it, our greater capacity for understanding and compassion, ensure that medical progress slowly detaches its roots from the manure of non-human animal suffering and despair.

I love to write - it is a great source of reflection, especially as I continue to meet many new inspiring people.

Empathy is really important.. Only when our clever brain and our human heart work together in harmony can we achieve our full potential.

Especially now when views are becoming more polarized, we must work to understand each other across political, religious and national boundaries.

Of course we're all programmed genetically to some extent. But the "selfish gene" thesis doesn't explain everything.

Of course animals have a personality and emotions.