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We Have Concerns

Anthony Carboni/Jeff Cannata

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4.9 • 2K Ratings

🗓️ 15 August 2014

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Summary

Researchers have determined that individual ant colonies have their own distinct personalities, and that these personalities are shaped by their environments. This leads Jeff and Anthony to wonder if all animals have personality, and if humans might have personalities that are shaped by their environments, too. Also, only eat animals that are dicks. Hey! If you're enjoying the show, please take a moment to rate/review it on whatever service you use to listen. Here's the iTunes link: [http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns](http://bit.ly/wehaveconcerns) Jeff on Twitter: [http://twitter.com/jeffcannata](http://twitter.com/jeffcannata) Anthony on Twitter: [http://twitter.com/acarboni](http://twitter.com/acarboni) Article: [http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28658268](http://www.bbc.com/news/science-environment-28658268)

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0:00.0	I
0:15.3	But I anyway, so I like the service. I just wish they would make an I just they make an app for me
0:20.1	I wish they would make my easy life already easier
0:23.5	I usually would make my my modern life of leisure even more luxurious. Yeah, I'm not allowed that
0:30.1	I'm only lounging like five to six hours a day right now, and I feel like you got to crank that up my grandfather
0:35.6	Didn't toil for 20 hours a day for me to just lounge for six hours a day
0:40.4	He toiled so I can lounge for 12 hours a day, and I feel like what the fuck?
0:44.1	I'm not so sure you understand why he toiled
0:46.9	No, I never really spoke directly to him. He was dirty
0:50.1	This is we have concerns. I'm Anthony Carbone and I'm Jeff Canada and
0:54.2	Animal personalities. Do you think animals have personalities?
0:57.2	A dog's got personality. Do you think it has a dog personality? Or do you think every dog has its own personality?
1:02.4	I think every dog has its own personality. You're a good man Jeff Canada. Don't you think? I do. I definitely
1:06.8	I mean anybody that's ever been around dogs for a long period of time knows that there's dick dogs
1:11.3	Mm-hmm, and there's like awesome cool dogs and sometimes it's breed-related, but sometimes it's not like
1:16.3	I guess I don't know enough about dogs to know that I have a palmarinean and people assume that my dog is going to be really barky
1:21.7	Your dog's awesome and bite their ankles and be a dick and my dog is just chill. Well, he's excitable
1:27.4	He's excitable. He's not an allowed yappy way. No, he's excitable and unlike dude. I'm so excited. You're here. So yeah
1:33.1	Going down the chain here at what point do you think animals
1:37.1	Stop having personalities and are just sort of they just don't have the brain capacity to be right?
1:42.1	Individualistic do you think there's a point where that happens? There has to be doesn't there. I don't think
1:47.6	Single cell organisms have personality so there's got to be a cutoff point, right? Is the yeah as the demarcation like
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