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Thinking twice about a dog’s thoughts: Barnard’s Dog Cognition Lab

Thinking twice about a dog’s thoughts: Barnard’s Dog Cognition Lab

Update: 2024-11-26

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Humans and dogs have an undoubtedly strong connection. However, how well do humans really know their canine counterparts? In this episode of The Ear, Melina Nath explores the work of Barnard’s Dog Cognition Lab, the first lab of its kind in the country, to answer questions about how dogs truly see the world.

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Edited by Sophia Cordoba, Lara-Nour Walton

Produced by Melina Nath with assistance from Eleanor Moseley and Eesha Ramanathan

Music by Eva Scholz-Carlson and Matthew Lucia

Illustration by Eva Vu Stern

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Thinking twice about a dog’s thoughts: Barnard’s Dog Cognition Lab

Thinking twice about a dog’s thoughts: Barnard’s Dog Cognition Lab

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