Tag: Dogs
Can a Dog Be Bred to Be as Smart as a Human?
An enterprising electrical engineer, Payton Pearson, thinks it can be done. There are reasons for doubt.
MicroRNAs: A New Clue About Octopus Intelligence?
While octopus brains are very different from vertebrate brains, they share with vertebrates, a huge number of microRNAs.
Cats Recognize and Respond to Our Voices
If you are a cat’s human friend, he cares when you talk to him. Whether he will, or even can, do what you want is a separate question.
Wesley Smith Talks with Dean Koontz: Human Exceptionalism, Meaning in Life, and More
Dean and Wesley discuss how Dean came to be an author, the importance of human exceptionalism, and the problem with transhumanism.
Can Myths About Dogs Tell Us About Their Origins?
A French historian studies the relationship between ancient stories told about dogs and information from genetics and archaeology.