Dr. Lydia Hopper Featured in The New Yorker
Dr. Lydia Hopper, primatologist and comparative psychologist at Johns Hopkins University, was recently featured in The New Yorker in an article exploring whether nonhuman primates exhibit behaviors that resemble human “goodbyes.”
The piece highlights the rich social worlds of primates and considers the possibility that they may engage in subtle leave-taking behaviors. Dr. Hopper was interviewed for the article, drawing on her research examining how primates greet one another and maintain social bonds through affiliative behaviors such as physical contact and vocal communication. Her recent work also considers whether primates, like humans, may exhibit forms of leave-taking when social interactions end.
Read the full article:
https://www.newyorker.com/culture/annals-of-inquiry/animals-say-hello-but-do-they-say-goodbye