Dr. Doolittle

Published: Aug. 14, 2018, 7 a.m.

~~~~ TAKE THE SURVEY! (Please) ~~~~\nToday we tackle the age-old question: what if animals could talk? Or, more precisely, what if we could actually understand what animals are saying?\nGuests:\nCon Slobodchikoff, professor at Northern Arizona University, CEO of Zoolingua, and author of Chasing Dr. Doolittle: Learning the Language of Animals.\nIrene Pepperberg, professor of psychology Harvard University, author of Alex and Me: How a Scientist and a Parrot Discovered a Hidden World of Animal Intelligence-and formed\xa0a Deep Bond in the Process\nAlexandra Horowitz, professor at Barnard, head of dog cognition lab, author of Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know\nAshley Shew, professor at Virginia Tech, author of Animal Constructions and Technological Knowledge\nKeri Cronin, professor at Brock University, author of Art for Animals: Visual Culture and Animal Advocacy, 1875-1914\nFurther Reading:\nThe \u201cClever Hans Phenomenon\u201d revisited\nLost in Translation: Koko the gorilla and language research\nThe Alex studies: cognitive and communicative abilities of grey parrot\nReddit AMA: I am Dr. Irene Pepperberg, research associate at Harvard in the field of avian cognition...ask me anything\nAnimal language studies: What happened?\nLearn to sniff like a dog.\n\u201c\u2018Can\u2019t You Talk?\u2019: Voice and Visual Culture in Early Animal Welfare \n(more reading at Flash Forward's main site) \nLearn more about Twenty Thousand Hertz here\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices