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Research Reveals Elephant’s Amazing Sense of Touch

Elephants can turn over a jeep and pull down a tree, but they can also pick up a potato chip without breaking it. Read More ›
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Are We Just Animals? A Tempting Delusion

Some of my students argue that humans should be wiped off the face of the earth to make room for the other species. Read More ›
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“Moral Philosopher” Decries AI “Speciesism”

Speciesism is the misanthropic argument that treating an animal like an animal is an evil akin to racism. Read More ›
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AI Consciousness Hype “Conflates Simulation with Instantiation”

Robert Lawrence Kuhn interviewed a Spanish physicist turned neuroscientist, Àlex Gómez-Marín, on whether AI can become conscious. Read More ›
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The Tao of Meow: Cats Mew Mostly for Humans

It might be smart to ask people who work with animals to interpret some of this first. Read More ›
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Here Is a New Interpretation for That Alive-and-Dead Quantum Cat

Schrödinger’s cat has got to be the most famous cat in science. He’s really a thought experiment. Read More ›
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“Into the Jungle of Fanciful Assumption”: Excerpts from Samuel Wilberforce on Darwin

"We have objected to the views with which we have been dealing solely on scientific grounds." Read More ›
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As a Cudgel Against Human Exceptionalism, Researchers Push for Bonobo “Theory of Mind”

Is it true that “recognizing when someone else lacks information” has been thought to be a distinctly human trait? 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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