Benjamin Finkel is a biological anthropologist and primatologist with a focus on evolution, senescence, and life-history theory. His recent dissertation investigated the functional challenges of aging in wild chimpanzees at Ngogo, Uganda. Ben's research interests extend to foraging behavior, dental wear, fecal particle size, and the social functions of testosterone. He also explores conservation psychology, particularly the media portrayal of primates, and is keenly interested in the analysis and display of quantitative information, working extensively with R.