I began researching animal cognition and noticed that though people were increasingly talking about the possibility that animals feel and think, there was no theory of animal cognition. You got me ...

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 ...

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 ...

Our relationship with death is a complex one. At an intellectual level, we understand our mortality, yet we go to great lengths to banish the notion from our minds. In most circumstances it’s a taboo ...

How is an animal feeling at a given moment? Humans have long recognized 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 ...

Our understanding of how animals think was very limited. Earlier definitions of intelligence missed a lot, but modern researchers are finally watching creatures on their own terms, and the results are ...

My story -- How animals perceive the world -- Animal feelings -- Animal aggression -- Pain and suffering -- How animals think -- Animal genius : extreme talents ...

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 ...