Full Interview: Cracking Animal Language

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Sep 24, 202601:19:45Science & Medicine

Federico Rossano convinces Hakeem that animals have a lot more to say than we've given them credit for. The cognitive scientist shares the origin story behind his record-breaking study of talking dogs, the evidence that...

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