It’s a question that has fascinated researchers and thinkers of various traditions. Animals and humans have always interpenetrated and shaped each other’s worlds, but the project of understanding how ...

Animal-Computer Interaction (ACI) is an emerging field dedicated to designing and evaluating technologies that enhance interspecies communication and interactivity. This domain not only focuses on ...

A viral, online phenomenon claims to have further opened the door to human-canine communication. Buttons allow dogs to seemingly talk with their humans, but are all these button enthusiasts barking up ...

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Artificial general intelligence (AGI) is slated to be a universal animal language translator, thus you can speak with your favorite pet, such as a lovable dog. In today’s column, I explore a touted ...

Why do humans have language and other animals apparently don't? It's one of the most enduring questions in the study of mind and communication. Across all cultures, humans use richly expressive ...

Bottlenose dolphins are known for their intelligence, and now researchers are trying to find out whether we could one day communicate with them in their own language. Researchers from Woods Hole ...

Imagine a future where you could have real heart-to-hearts with your pets. This future is near, thanks to the unprecedented boom in machine learning technology. Dog owners will attest that our ...

A superb fairy-wren calls to a Horsfield's bronze-cuckoo. Brood parasites like cuckoos lay eggs in other birds' nests and leave them behind for the host birds to raise. David Ongley / Cornell Lab of ...

I started this blog a little over a year ago as a way of exploring the intersection of animal behavior research and human psychology. Research on animal behavior provides a lot of insights for ...