Christine Webb
Primatologist at Harvard’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology
Christine Webb is a broadly trained primatologist at Harvard’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, with expertise in social behavior, cognition, and emotion. She works with nonhuman primates in diverse settings and collaborates with scholars from the social sciences and humanities to reimagine the role of science in the growing charge to grant moral status to other animals. Her work has been covered by popular outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Geographic, and the BBC.
Presentations
Long Now Boston joins Harvard Book Store, the Harvard University Division of Science, and the Harvard Library in welcoming Christine Webb—primatologist at Harvard’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology—for a discussion of her new book The Arrogant Ape: The Myth of Human Exceptionalism and Why It Matters. This event will take place at the Harvard Science Center, Hall D, located at 1 Oxford St, Cambridge. Following the presentation will be a reception and book signing in the Cabot Science Library across the hall from the presentation room.
Tuesday, September 30, 2025
Publications
Biography
Christine Webb is a broadly trained primatologist at Harvard’s Department of Human Evolutionary Biology, with expertise in social behavior, cognition, and emotion. She works with nonhuman primates in diverse settings and collaborates with scholars from the social sciences and humanities to reimagine the role of science in the growing charge to grant moral status to other animals. Her work has been covered by popular outlets including The New York Times, The Washington Post, National Geographic, and the BBC.
