Mind & Brain
Cooler Than #SharkWeek: What Can We Learn From the Brains of the Largest Sharks?
Shark Week is upon us, and rather than be fooled by sharky fakery or outright lies, how about some real, true, scientifically-accurate shark science?
The Thoughtful Animal
Exploring the evolution and architecture of the mind
Evolution
Jane Austen is replacing Charles Darwin–and that’s a very good thing
Our ability to perceive all three dimensions, due in part to having two eyes on the front of our heads with overlapping visual fields, allows us to enjoy 3D summer blockbusters, but may have originally evolved for a simpler purpose: avoiding falling to our deaths...
Evolution
Depth Perception Didn't Evolve for Watching The Avengers in 3D
Our ability to perceive all three dimensions, due in part to having two eyes on the front of our heads with overlapping visual fields, allows us to enjoy 3D summer blockbusters, but may have originally evolved for a simpler purpose: avoiding falling to our deaths.If you're going to be able to effectively navigate the world, one thing that seems almost indispensable is the ability to perceive depth...
Mind & Brain
Photoblogging: Flamingo Family
In this photo taken in July 2013 at the San Diego Zoo, a juvenile flamingo attempts to feed.
By Understanding Cheetah Social Networks, Researchers Could Improve Odds of Breeding
Nine lives won’t help to perpetuate a cat species unless the cats manage to reproduce. The decline of wild cheetahs (Acinonyx jubatus), classified as “vulnerable” by the IUCN, led to the coordination of captive breeding programs in zoos and other breeding facilities...
Evolution
By Understanding Cheetah Social Networks, Researchers Could Improve Big Cats' Breeding Odds
Nine lives won't help to perpetuate a cat species unless the cats manage to reproduce. The decline of wild cheetahs ( Acinonyx jubatus ), classified as "vulnerable" by the IUCN, led to the coordination of captive breeding programs in zoos and other breeding facilities...
Mind & Brain
George Alexander Louis: What’s In A Name?
My latest at The Guardian is on the psychology of first name choices – a timely topic, as the royal family has just announced the name of the latest heir to the throne: George Alexander Louis...
Mind & Brain
George Alexander Louis: What's In A Name?
My latest at The Guardian is on the psychology of first name choices - a timely topic, as the royal family has just announced the name of the latest heir to the throne: George Alexander Louis...
Mind & Brain
Photoblogging: Crested Coua
Last week I wrote about how the solitary, nocturnal Sahamalaza sportive lemur eavesdrops on the alarm calls of several species that occupy the same forests, including the crested coua, in order to avoid predation...
Mind & Brain
A Kangaroo Battles Cancer
January 29, 2013 started as a normal day at the Racine Zoo in Racine, Wis. Two red kangaroos were scheduled for their routine veterinary exams and keepers were busy preparing.
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