The Infinite Mind; No. 34; Animal Intelligence; Part 1

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Series
The Infinite Mind
Episode Number
No. 34
Episode
Animal Intelligence
Segment
Part 1
Producing Organization
WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
Lichtenstein Creative Media, Inc.
Contributing Organization
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia (Athens, Georgia)
AAPB ID
cpb-aacip-526-pg1hh6dc82
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Description
Episode Description
This is Episode 34, Animal Intelligence. "Three top animal researchers discuss the intelligence of animals. Dr. Sally Boysen is a professor of psychology and director of the Chimpanzee Center at Ohio State University. Her work focuses on animal cognition. Dr. Stan Kuczaj is professor and chair of the Psychology Department at the University of Southern Mississippi. He works with killer whales and dolphins and studies dolphin communication and problem-solving abilities. Dr. Irene Pepperberg is probably the world's best-known researcher into bird intelligence, and she and her African grey parrot, Alex, come to The Infinite Mind from the University of Arizona. Alex is heard throughout the scientists' discussion, sometimes answering questions and sometimes butting in."--episode description from series website (http://www.lcmedia.com/webstore-descriptions.html accessed 2021-05-21). David First reports from the National Zoo's Orangutang Language Project, where he interviews director Rob Shumaker. Pet therapist Warren Eckstein also appears on the show. Goodwin and his guests discuss animal intelligence and take calls from listeners.
Series Description
"The Infinite Mind is a national, weekly public radio program produced by Lichtenstein Creative Media in association with WNYC/New York. It is hosted by Dr. Fred Goodwin, a psychiatrist and former director of the National Institute of Mental Health, and features regular commentaries by John Hockenberry, one of television and public radio's most respected voices. The show launched in March of 1998 and is currently heard in more than 100 radio markets around the country, including New York City, Los Angeles, Atlanta (Peach State Public Radio), and Boston. This has made the program, within 10 months, one of the most popular science and health shows on public radio. The Infinite Mind is distributed, by LCM, to radio stations free of charge via the National Public Radio Satellite System. "The Infinite Mind focuses on all aspects of the human mind, mental health, behavior, and the human spirit. Examples of our most successful shows include those addressing advances in the treatment and understanding of various mental illnesses (Autism, Men and Suicide, Anxiety, Manic Depression, Addiction), as well as general subjects related to the human psyche (Forgiveness, The Criminal Mind, Grief, Pain, Humor). The Infinite Mind serves as a forum for the examination of the need for improvement in the organization and provision of health care, particularly mental health care, for all Americans. The Infinite Mind's website, www.theinfinitemind.com, receives more than 50,000 hits each month. The response to the show from station programmers, scientists and the general public has been overwhelming (see the enclosed letters of support and press clippings)."--1998 Peabody Awards entry form.
Broadcast Date
1998
Asset type
Episode
Media type
Sound
Duration
00:24:11.640
Credits
Producing Organization: WNYC (Radio station : New York, N.Y.)
Producing Organization: Lichtenstein Creative Media, Inc.
AAPB Contributor Holdings
The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia
Identifier: cpb-aacip-f35f18d27fc (Filename)
Format: Audio cassette
Duration: 0:58:36
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Citations
Chicago: “The Infinite Mind; No. 34; Animal Intelligence; Part 1,” 1998, The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC, accessed April 5, 2026, http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-pg1hh6dc82.
MLA: “The Infinite Mind; No. 34; Animal Intelligence; Part 1.” 1998. The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Web. April 5, 2026. <http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-pg1hh6dc82>.
APA: The Infinite Mind; No. 34; Animal Intelligence; Part 1. Boston, MA: The Walter J. Brown Media Archives & Peabody Awards Collection at the University of Georgia, American Archive of Public Broadcasting (GBH and the Library of Congress), Boston, MA and Washington, DC. Retrieved from http://americanarchive.org/catalog/cpb-aacip-526-pg1hh6dc82