Thinking with Animals




To The Best Of Our Knowledge show

Summary: Can we ever get inside the mind of an animal? Can we really know how an octopus or a parrot thinks? Also, the fascinating story of Charles Foster's attempt to act like a badger, when he lived in a hole in the ground and ate worms. Guests: <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/helen-macdonald" target="_blank">Helen MacDonald</a>,<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/charles-foster" target="_blank">Charles Foster</a>,<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/peter-godfrey-smith" target="_blank">Peter Godfrey-Smith</a>,<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/people/elena-passarello" target="_blank">Elena Passarello,</a> Interviews: <a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/living-beast" target="_blank">Living Like a Beast</a>,<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/b-birdle-parrot" target="_blank">B is for Birdle (the Parrot)</a>,<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/tentacled-alien-under-sea" target="_blank">The Tentacled Alien From Under The Sea</a>,<a href="https://www.ttbook.org/interview/why-do-we-love-watch-animals" target="_blank">Why Do We Love to Watch Animals?</a>