I ended a recent blog by stating “These days, virtually no scientist publicly doubts the mental life of nonhuman animals.” Let’s consider some cases in which this perception has been unavoidable, ...
Every Christmas Day here in the UK, Her Majesty The Queen broadcasts to the nation. Despite her well-known enthusiasm for dogs and Corgis in particular, she is probably unaware that just two days ...
Why the Latest Science Leads Us to a New Theory of Human Nature, by Jonathan Leaf (Bombardier, 320 pp., $21) Ever since Darwin, biologists have believed that much could be learned about human nature ...