Psychology · 20 min
Beyond Words
By Carl Safina
This episode explores the profound inner lives of animals, revealing their complex emotions, cultures, and intelligence, and challenging our human-centric view of consciousness.
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Psychology
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20 min
What it is about
Animal consciousness, empathy, natural world, non-human intelligence
Who it is for
If you've ever sensed a deeper intelligence in the natural world, this will reshape your understanding of what it means to think, feel, and belong, and this will help you see what to do next.
The author
Carl Safina, a MacArthur Fellow and ecologist, brings decades of immersive observation and scientific rigor to his exploration of animal minds, offering a rare, intimate glimpse into their complex worlds.
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