Tag: pets

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Date
June 26, 2025

Categories
Faith & Science
Medicine
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, Allen Institute for Brain Science, appetite, Aristotle, brain, Christof Koch, consciousness, Denyse O'Leary, Dogs, guilt, Heaven, humans, intellect, Israel, Michael Egnor, Michael Shermer, neuroscience, pets, reason, Roman Catholic, Seattle, soul, The Immortal Mind}

Egnor and Koch Debate the Soul…and Talk Dogs

_{Science and Culture
June 26, 2025

Faith & Science, Medicine, Neuroscience & Mind

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Here are two highlights that give some sense of the scope and tenor of the debate. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
February 9, 2025

Categories
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Psychology
Tagged
, animal intelligence, animals, babies, Big Bang, bonobos, cats, children, counting, Dogs, intelligence, kittens, Live Science, neuroscience, numbers, pets, puppies, Stanley Coren, Stonehenge, University of British Columbia}

Dog Versus Baby Intelligence: A Comparison

_{Denyse O’Leary
February 9, 2025

Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Psychology

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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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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 15, 2024

Categories
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Scientific Reasoning
Tagged
, abstractions, carnivores, cats, Dogs, emotions, food, grief, humans, moral responsibility, npr, Oakland University, pets, predators, Psychology Today, safety}

A (Cat’s) Grief Observed: Understanding the Gulf that Separates Us from Our Pets

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 15, 2024

Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind, Scientific Reasoning

6}

The gap between the human mind and the cat mind doesn’t turn on emotions but on abstractions. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
January 21, 2024

Categories
Life Sciences
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, cats, colony, control, Current Biology, Dogs, humans, people, pets, prey}

Can Science Tell if Our Cats Love Us?

_{Denyse O’Leary
January 21, 2024

Life Sciences, Neuroscience & Mind

5}

A cat is not a pack animal; he is adapted to a solitary life. Usually, he likes us but he doesn’t need us emotionally in the same way as a dog. Read More ›

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Author
Eric Hedin

Date
October 4, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Linguistics
Mathematics
Tagged
, alligators, americans, blood pressure, cats, cattle, chickens, divine, Dogs, domestication, Enterprise, friendship, guinea pigs, horses, humans, intelligent design, kittens, mammals, pets, Philadelphia, pigeons, rabbits, Star Trek, stress}

Intelligent Design in Human-Animal Friendships

_{Eric Hedin
October 4, 2023

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Linguistics, Mathematics

7}

A man and his emotional support alligator, Wally, made headlines last week when they tried to attend a baseball game together in Philadelphia. Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
July 3, 2023

Categories
Evolution
Human Exceptionalism
Human Origins and Anthropology
Tagged
, animal life, animals, Becket Cook, Bible, communication, Darwinism, David Berlinski, discontinuity, Dogs, humans, Jesuits, Ovid, pets, Science After Babel}

With Becket Cook, David Berlinski Discusses Speech as a Problem for Darwin, and More

_{David Klinghoffer
July 3, 2023

Evolution, Human Exceptionalism, Human Origins and Anthropology

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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.” Read More ›

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Author
David Klinghoffer

Date
February 1, 2023

Categories
Bioethics
Human Exceptionalism
Intelligent Design
Science
Technology
Tagged
, addiction, Andrew McDiarmid, animals, Bible, Big Tech, Braveheart, characters, consciousness, Dennis Prager, devices, Dogs, Eric Metaxas, Google, humans, Internet, Michael Medved, nature, New York Post, pets, Sabbath, storytelling}

By Design: Storytelling Reveals Human Exceptionalism

_{David Klinghoffer
February 1, 2023

Bioethics, Human Exceptionalism, Intelligent Design, Science, Technology

3}

That humans enjoy being made to wait seems to have been deliberately built into us. It’s unique in nature, an intelligent design. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
August 28, 2022

Categories
Neuroscience & Mind
Science
Tagged
, abstraction, crying, Dogs, emotions, joy, pain, pets, Research, Scientific Reports, Smithsonian Magazine, tears, The Scientist}

Study: Dogs Cry for Joy as Well as Pain

_{Denyse O’Leary
August 28, 2022

Neuroscience & Mind, Science

4}

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. Read More ›

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Author
Denyse O’Leary

Date
May 22, 2022

Categories
Intelligent Design
Neuroscience & Mind
Tagged
, abstractions, animals, Calliope, cats, humans, intelligence, Japan, Kyoto University, names, pets, signals}

Why Cats Can Remember Other Cats’ Names

_{Denyse O’Leary
May 22, 2022

Intelligent Design, Neuroscience & Mind

4}

University of Kyoto scientists found that they can indeed remember, provided they live in the same household. Read More ›

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Author
Wesley J. Smith

Date
June 8, 2021

Categories
Bioethics
Tagged
, animal rights, animal standing, animals, chimpanzees, dolphins, elephant, elephants, Eugene M. Fahey, fauna, human rights, mammals, New York Court of Appeals, Nonhuman Rights Project, orangutan, pets, The Last Resort, Western civilization}

New York High Court to Rule Whether Elephants Are “Persons”

_{Wesley J. Smith
June 8, 2021

Bioethics

4}

Imagine: pet ownership made a formal legal guardianship complete with enforceable fiduciary duties — that is, if we can have pets at all. Read More ›