Jacob Beck (York): Do Nonhuman Animals Have a Language of Thought? Scott McLemee reviews Monkeytalk: Inside the Worlds and Minds of Primates by Julia Fischer. Dolphins recorded having a conversation “just like two people” for first time. Does an octopus have an inner life? For scientists investigating the human mind, deep-sea animals may hold the key. Animal minds: Anthropomorphic thinking is now mainstream science — but not all researchers are happy about that. Call me an animal — because all of us are: An excerpt from Beasts of Burden: Animal and Disability Liberation by Sunaura Taylor.
