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Naming Nature: The clash between instinct & science

December 6, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

by Carol Kaesuk Yoon W.W. Norton & Co. (500 5th Ave., New York, NY 10110), 2009.  344 pages, hardcover.  $27.95. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton Though you may never have heard of either “taxonomy” or  “cladistics,”   the two central concepts in Carol Kaesuk Yoon’s 2009 opus Naming Nature,   it remains a fascinating read for […]

Filed Under: Animal rights & welfare, Animal sentience & intelligence, Bats, Beliefs, Birds, Book & film reviews, Crustaceans, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Bottom, Fish, Fish, Horses & Farmed Animals, Insects, Marine life, Other animals & science topics, Other species, Religion & philosophy, Reptiles, Science, Snakes, Turtles, Wildlife Tagged With: Carol Kaesuk Yoon, Carolus Linnaeus, Charles Darwin, Con Slobodchikoff, Merritt Clifton

About robotic sex dolls & gadgets to help people talk to their dogs

July 25, 2017 By Merritt Clifton

Amazon.com bets on profits in plug-in relationships          SEATTLE––The Amazon.com folks,  with revenue of $136 billion a year,  know a thing or two about sales and communication. Futurologist Will Higham must also know a thing or two about sales and communication,  because Amazon.com recently hired Higham to help them figure out how to make more […]

Filed Under: Animal organizations, Animal sentience & intelligence, Book & film reviews, Culture & Animals, Science, USA Tagged With: Barbara Kay, Con Slobodchikoff, Hannah Devlin, Merritt Clifton, Penelope Smith, Sarah Butler, Will Higham

Chasing Doctor Dolittle:  Learning the Language of Animals

March 21, 2016 By Merritt Clifton

by Con Slobodchikoff, Ph.D. St. Martin’s Press (c/o MacMillan,  175 Fifth Avenue,  New York,  NY  10010),  2012.  308 pages,  hardcover,  $25.99. Reviewed by Merritt Clifton “My parents left Russia around the time of the Communist Revolution,  and made the trek across Siberia to live in exile in China,”  opens Con Slobodchikoff.  “I was born in […]

Filed Under: Adaptive species, Animal sentience & intelligence, Book & film reviews, Conservation, Culture & Animals, Endangered species, Feature Home Top, Feral & "nuisance" wildlife, Hunted species, Hunting & trapping, Hunting practices, Killing contests, Science, Urban wildlife, Wildlife Tagged With: Con Slobodchikoff, Merritt Clifton

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