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Monkeys Understand Shapes in Almost the Same Way as Humans
You (probably) won’t find a monkey in a geometry class, but it looks like our fellow primates can swing the basics. … This shared foundation suggests that our geometric intuition evolved long before humans did
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Canine Science Is Biased Toward the Western World
A new study addresses how studies on domestic dogs tend to focus on a Westernized subset.
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Chimps Can Weigh Evidence and Update Their Beliefs Like Humans Do
… Most impressively, the animals even accounted for clues that undermined earlier evidence. If they heard something bouncing around inside box 1, they would assume, at first, that it was an apple—but then the experimenter
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Why People See Their Pets as Family Members
Declining fertility rates and our biological drive to nurture may explain the rise of “dog parents.”
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The Oldest Living Land Animal Teaches a Master Class in Pavlovian Conditioning
Longevity is not the only reason why we should find Jonathan the tortoise to be of special interest. He’s confirming what Pavlov said about conditioning a century ago: It isn’t just about salivation!
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Cattell Fund Projects Include Research on Children’s Executive Function, Empathy Choice, and More
The James McKeen Cattell Fund has recognized APS Fellow Stephanie M. Carlson, C. Daryl Cameron, Robert Hampton, and Kevin Holmes as recipients of its Sabbatical Fund Fellowship for 2023–2024.
