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A horse is a horse, of course of course
A horse is a horse, of course of courseIn general, the ability to attribute attention to others seems important: it allows an animal to notice the presence of other individuals (whether conspecifics,...
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Is Moral Psychology About Morals Or Their Function?
Is Moral Psychology About Morals Or Their Function?Quandaries such as those involving stealing a drug to save a spouse's life or whether or not to have an abortion have historically dominated the study...
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Proto-Fairness? Hints of Moral Thinking in Dogs
Proto-Fairness? Hints of Moral Thinking in DogsCooperation and conflict are both a part of human society. While a good deal of the academic literature addresses the evolutionary origins of conflict, in...
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Origins of Morality: Puppet-Show Style!
Origins of Morality: Puppet-Show Style!Morality and convention are so mired in culture that it may seem near impossible to determine the extent to which biology and environment give rise to it. And yet...
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Ed Tronick and the "Still Face Experiment"
Ed Tronick and the "Still Face Experiment"In 1975, Edward Tronick and colleagues first presented the "still face experiment" to colleagues at the biennial meeting of the Society for Research in Child...
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Robot Lizard Push-ups
Robot Lizard Push-upsHave you ever been walking through the forest and thought to yourself, "Damn, its loud here...it's really, really hard to hear anything anybody else is saying"? Well, maybe that's...
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Social Cognition in a Non-Social Reptile? Gaze-Following in Red-Footed Tortoises
Social Cognition in a Non-Social Reptile? Gaze-Following in Red-Footed TortoisesHave you ever been at a party with lots of people chatting away, when for some unexplainable reason you felt compelled to...
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Lemur Week: Ringtailed Lemurs Look Where You're Looking
Lemur Week: Ringtailed Lemurs Look Where You're LookingIn honor of Science Online, which begins on Thursday night, I will be writing about lemurs this week. Why lemurs? Because on Friday morning, as a...
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Fido Might Not Know What You Do and Do Not See
Fido Might Not Know What You Do and Do Not SeeYou've probably had a conversation that goes something like this: Person A: "My dog is sooooo amazing!" You: "I mean, dogs are awesome and all, but what's...
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