Jane Goodall, Famed Primatologist and Conservationist, Dies At 91 (go.com) 24
Jane Goodall, world-renowned primatologist, anthropologist, and conservationist, has died at the age of 91 while on a speaking tour in California. The British primatologist's "discoveries as an ethologist revolutionized science, and she was a tireless advocate for the protection and restoration of our natural world," according to the institute she founded. From a report: Goodall was only 26 years old when she first traveled to Tanzania and began her important research on chimpanzees in the wild. Throughout her study of the species, Goodall proved that primates display an array of similar behaviors to humans, such as the ability to develop individual personalities and make and use their own tools. Among the most surprising discoveries Goodall made was "how like us" the chimpanzees are, she told ABC News in 2020.
"Their behavior, with their gestures, kissing, embracing, holding hands and patting on the back," she said. "... The fact that they can actually be violent and brutal and have a kind of war, but also loving an altruistic." That discovery is considered one of the great achievements of 20th-century scholarship, according to the Jane Goodall Institute. [...] Goodall's research garnered both scientific honors and mainstream fame, and she was credited with paving the way for a rise in women pursuing careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) over the years. The number of women in STEM has increased from 7% to 26% in the six last decades, according to The Jane Goodall Institute, which cited census information from 1970 to 2011.
In 1991, she also founded Roots & Shoots, a global humanitarian and environmental program for young people. She was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace in April 2002. The anthropologist continued to lend her voice to environmental causes well into her 80s and 90s. In 2019, Goodall acknowledged the climate crisis and the importance of mitigating further warming, telling ABC News that the planet is "imperiled." "We are definitely at a point where we need to make something happen," she said.
"We are imperiled. We have a window of time. I'm fairly sure we do. But, we've got to take action." Goodall even partnered with Apple in 2022 to encourage customers to recycle their devices to reduce individual carbon footprint and cut down on unnecessary mineral mining around the world. "Yes, people need to make money, but it is possible to make money without destroying the planet," Goodall told ABC News at the time. "We've gone so far in destroying the planet that it's shocking."
"Their behavior, with their gestures, kissing, embracing, holding hands and patting on the back," she said. "... The fact that they can actually be violent and brutal and have a kind of war, but also loving an altruistic." That discovery is considered one of the great achievements of 20th-century scholarship, according to the Jane Goodall Institute. [...] Goodall's research garnered both scientific honors and mainstream fame, and she was credited with paving the way for a rise in women pursuing careers in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) over the years. The number of women in STEM has increased from 7% to 26% in the six last decades, according to The Jane Goodall Institute, which cited census information from 1970 to 2011.
In 1991, she also founded Roots & Shoots, a global humanitarian and environmental program for young people. She was named a United Nations Messenger of Peace in April 2002. The anthropologist continued to lend her voice to environmental causes well into her 80s and 90s. In 2019, Goodall acknowledged the climate crisis and the importance of mitigating further warming, telling ABC News that the planet is "imperiled." "We are definitely at a point where we need to make something happen," she said.
"We are imperiled. We have a window of time. I'm fairly sure we do. But, we've got to take action." Goodall even partnered with Apple in 2022 to encourage customers to recycle their devices to reduce individual carbon footprint and cut down on unnecessary mineral mining around the world. "Yes, people need to make money, but it is possible to make money without destroying the planet," Goodall told ABC News at the time. "We've gone so far in destroying the planet that it's shocking."
Goodbye Jane (Score:5, Insightful)
You were an inspiration to us all. Unfortunately many do not want to listen and will destroy earth's ecosystem as they drill, baby drill.
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You must be a riot at parties.
Oh hey, but if she'd been Charlie Kirk and you'd badmouthed her, you'd be out of a job because freedumb or something...
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Fuck off you illiterate moron
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What did you do to make the world a better place?
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AI writes a shitton of software, too. Emphasis on the shit.
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Re: Nah. I saw good riddance to bad rubbish. BYE J (Score:2)
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Only 1 Leakey "trimate" left (Score:4, Informative)
Lithuanian-Canadian Birute Galdikas who went to Borneo to study orangutans
For the younger readers... (Score:2)
Don't Forget Pleased "Far Side" Subject (Score:4, Funny)
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She was amused, and even wrote a preface for one of his compendiums. Class act.
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I was laughing about that Farside with my brother just 4 days ago.
We both remembered that panel so well. And the back story of the "incident" between Larson and Goodall's foundation. An interesting tail indeed, Worked out well thankfully, and Goodall's foundation welcomed a new director shortly afterwards :D
She will be missed.
Apple (Score:4, Insightful)
I'm sure she did it with the best intentions, but Apple used her like window dressing to boost their pathetic green credentials. If Apple cared about carbon footprint, and mineral mining they wouldn't artificially restrict the lifespan of their products by sealing in batteries and using DRM and other techniques to hinder or prevent servicing & repair. It's not just their phones but all their devices from earbuds and up.
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"Jane Goodall, Famed Primatologist "
Also, famed primate.
To her family, friends, associates (Score:4)
My sympathies for your lose.
She was a great woman who will be remembered for all that she accomplished in her life and for who she was.
I raise a glass to her memory, and legacy.
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