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<br>
I was astonished and dismayed to learn that someone in our group would dedicate anything to Harry Harlow, and I will not be attending these lectures.<br>
<br>
To quote Robert Sapolsky in <font color="#323232"><i>Scientific American</i></font>:<br>
<br>
“These [Harlow’s] were brutal studies, animals shattered by isolation. They made Harlow a pariah in many circles. Useful science was produced (though not nearly enough to justify the extent of what was done, in my opinion). Animals suffered unspeakably. <br>
<br>
“He [Harlow] did ethically troubling work without seeming ethically troubled. He responded to feminist and animal-rights critiques with caustic hostility, dinosaurish misogyny and flaunted indifference to his animals. His writing was savage and crude: I recall being moved to tears and outrage by those papers as a student. (An example: females who were socially isolated as infants were inept at mating. How to get them pregnant, to study their subsequent maternal behavior? Harlow wrote, proudly, of his 'rape rack.')”<br>
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Sincerely,<br>
<br>
Liz Williamson<br>
<br>
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From: <b>Christine Caldwell</b> <<a href="x-msg://5/c.a.caldwell@stir.ac.uk">c.a.caldwell@stir.ac.uk</a>><br>
Date: 27 October 2011 08:28<br>
Subject: [BERG] FW: Harry Harlow Lecture<br>
To: berg Mailing List <<a href="x-msg://5/berg@lists.stir.ac.uk">berg@lists.stir.ac.uk</a>><br>
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<br>
Hi all,<br>
<br>
Please see the email below from Alex Weiss about a lecture being held in Edinburgh on Monday.<br>
<br>
Christine.<br>
<br>
<br>
Hi everybody,<br>
<br>
As part of the seminar series we have instituted a series of lectures dedicated<br>
to the memory of Harry Harlow. Each seminar in this series will be held on the<br>
Monday closest to his birthday (31 October) every year.<br>
<br>
Harry Harlow was most famous for his "mother love" experiments which were<br>
inspired by the work of John Bowlby and others. He found that the need for<br>
'contact comfort' was key to the development of rhesus macaques and likely<br>
humans. His work was not without controversy, but he contributed hugely to<br>
research on attachment, animal behavior, learning, and several other areas<br>
throughout his lifetime. These lectures will explore important themes from this<br>
work, and will also include lectures on the ethics of animal research and animal<br>
welfare.<br>
<br>
The seminar will take place at the 7 George Square, The University of Edinburgh<br>
at 5:15 and will be followed by a wine reception. The speaker will be<br>
Bonaventura Majolo of Lincoln University.<br>
<br>
The title of the talk is "Managing social relationships in wild macaques" and<br>
should be of interest to those studying evolutionary psychology, social<br>
psychology, and animal behavior.<br>
<br>
Abstract: Nonhuman primates seem capable of establishing and maintaining long-<br>
lasting social relationship with their group companions that resemble human<br>
friendships. Recent studies on various primate species indicate that such<br>
friendly relationships can be beneficial to individual fitness: animals having<br>
stronger social bonds with their group companions have higher reproductive<br>
success. Here I will discuss two aspects of social relationships namely, the<br>
role of reciprocity and conflict resolution. Reciprocity is considered a key<br>
feature of high quality social relationships in both humans and other species.<br>
However, the reciprocal exchange of altruistic acts often occurrs at such low<br>
rates so as to undermine its importance for friendship. Moreover, the asymmetric<br>
nature of social relationships is frequently underestimated. With respect to<br>
conflict resolution, I will discuss the importance of relationship quality for<br>
the occurrence of reconciliation and how the post-conflict period may represent<br>
an excellent opportunity to study the behavioural consequences of social<br>
uncertainty.<br>
<br>
Should anybody be interested in attending dinner with the speaker, please<br>
contact me as soon as possible.<br>
<br>
Best,<br>
<br>
Alex<br>
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Scotland, with registration number SC005336.<br>
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