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Jake Currie is a writer based in Brooklyn, NY.

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Kristen French is a senior editor at Nautilus. She has worked in science journalism since 2013, reporting and writing features and news for publications such as Wired, Backchannel, The Verge, and New York Magazine. She has a masters degree in science journalism from Columbia University.

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Ammie Kalan is an assistant professor in the Department of Anthropology at the University of Victoria.

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Robyn Nakano is a PhD candidate at the University of Victoria’s Great Ape Behaviour (GAB) Lab.

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