Flash Forward is a show about possible (and not so possible) future scenarios. What would the warranty on a sex robot look like? How would diplomacy work if we couldn’t lie? Could there ever be a fecal transplant black market? (Complicated, it wouldn’t, and yes, respectively, in case you’re curious.) Hosted and produced by award winning science journalist Rose Eveleth, each episode combines audio drama and journalism to go deep on potential tomorrows, and uncovers what those futures might really be like. The future is going to be weird, so let's get ready for it together.
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episode 11: Dr. Doolittle
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Today we tackle the age-old question: what if animals could talk? Or, more precisely, what if we could actually understand what animals are saying?
Guests:
Con Slobodchikoff, professor at Northern Arizona University, CEO of Zoolingua, and author of Chasing Dr. Doolittle: Learning the Language of Animals.
Irene 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 a Deep Bond in the Process
Alexandra Horowitz, professor at Barnard, head of dog cognition lab, author of Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know
Ashley Shew, professor at Virginia Tech, author of Animal Constructions and Technological Knowledge
Keri Cronin, professor at Brock University, author of Art for Animals: Visual Culture and Animal Advocacy, 1875-1914
Further Reading:
The “Clever Hans Phenomenon” revisited
Lost in Translation: Koko the gorilla and language research
The Alex studies: cognitive and communicative abilities of grey parrot
Reddit AMA: I am Dr. Irene Pepperberg, research associate at Harvard in the field of avian cognition...ask me anything
Animal language studies: What happened?
Learn to sniff like a dog.
“‘Can’t You Talk?’: Voice and Visual Culture in Early Animal Welfare
(more reading at Flash Forward's main site)
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