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High Bird Intelligence Is Consistent with Design, Not Evolution

A discussion of animal intelligence that refuses to acknowledge human exceptionalism becomes a script for suppressing discussions we need to have. Read More ›
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Cat Versus Baby Intelligence: A Comparison

Cat intelligence is of a rather different kind from dog intelligence (to say nothing of human intelligence). Read More ›
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Dog Versus Baby Intelligence: A Comparison

It’s an odd question because what we should be asking is, “Are kittens and puppies smarter than babies?” Read More ›
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Claim: Dogs Can Form “Abstract Concepts”

It’s a good idea to be skeptical when any such claim is followed up with the assertion that humans “aren’t that cognitively unique after all.” Read More ›

A View of the World Fueled by “Nothing Special”

It's a depressed teenager's nihilism -- but proved by science! -- versus an exalted picture of the cosmos. Read More ›

The Human Cost of Animal Rights Fanaticism

Animal rights activists associated with PETA set up Dr. Edward Taub as an animal abuser. Read More ›

David Hume Notwithstanding, Abstract Thought in Animals Is a Myth

Abstract thought in animals is a cultural myth at the heart of the Darwinian understanding of man. Read More ›
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Furry, Feathery, and Finny Animals Speak Their Minds

Recent findings suggest that crows fear death -- many purposefully avoid places where other crows have died. Read More ›

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