Tag: pets
With Becket Cook, David Berlinski Discusses Speech as a Problem for Darwin, and More
Dog owners know that to look into your dog’s eyes is often to see that the dog has something he wishes to say but lacks the “machinery for externalization.”
By Design: Storytelling Reveals Human Exceptionalism
That humans enjoy being made to wait seems to have been deliberately built into us. It’s unique in nature, an intelligent design.
Study: Dogs Cry for Joy as Well as Pain
That shouldn’t really be too surprising because the fact that humans and dogs can share emotions is part of what forms bonds between us.
Why Cats Can Remember Other Cats’ Names
University of Kyoto scientists found that they can indeed remember, provided they live in the same household.
New York High Court to Rule Whether Elephants Are “Persons”
Imagine: pet ownership made a formal legal guardianship complete with enforceable fiduciary duties — that is, if we can have pets at all.