The debate about whether (and, if so, how) animals think is an ancient one. Aristotle considered it important enough to write on the question extensively, and it’s a safe bet people were debating it ...

A few months ago, I posted an interview with award-winning author David Brooks, one of Australia’s most skilled, unusual, and versatile writers, about his book called The Grass Library: Essays, and ...

In the past, many scientists believed that only mammals and birds could feel or think in complex ways. Reptiles, fish, and insects were seen as simple creatures that reacted purely on instinct. But ...

Stephen has degrees in science (Physics major) and arts (English Literature and the History and Philosophy of Science), as well as a Graduate Diploma in Science Communication. Stephen has degrees in ...

How is an animal feeling at a given moment? Humans have long recognised certain well-known behaviour-like a cat hissing as a warning, but in many cases we've had little clue of what's going on inside ...

Human beings are often said to be the only animals who truly have a “mind” in the way that term is commonly used. But that view has been challenged over the past several decades. That challenge arises ...

Deep in the rainforests of the Democratic Republic of the Congo, Mélissa Berthet found bonobos doing something thought to be uniquely human. How to detect consciousness in people, animals and maybe ...

Using the mysteries of autism to decode animal behavior, Professor Temple Grandin speaks in the clear voice of a woman who emerged from the other side of autism, bringing with her an extraordinary ...