Minds of Animals

The cognitive abilities of non-human animals

Charisma

What Not to Name a Dog

Alexandra Horowitz Ph.D. on May 23, 2011

How to avoid having a dog named "dog."

How to avoid having a dog named "dog."

Bias

Pro-hawk discrimination

Alexandra Horowitz Ph.D. on May 13, 2011

When did predators become the good guys?

When did predators become the good guys?

Cognition

When Your Dog Reads Your Subtle Cues

Alexandra Horowitz Ph.D. on February 25, 2011

Cognition

Introducing a newborn to a dog -- or a dog to a newborn

Alexandra Horowitz Ph.D. on November 8, 2009

Animal Behavior

Why do we treat dogs so much better than we treat wolves?

Alexandra Horowitz Ph.D. on September 1, 2009

Coddle the dog, kill the wolf?

Coddle the dog, kill the wolf?

Animal Behavior

When science meets media

Alexandra Horowitz Ph.D. on August 10, 2009

Anger

Science and the domestic cat

Alexandra Horowitz Ph.D. on July 28, 2009

Evolutionary Psychology

Are humans unique?

Alexandra Horowitz Ph.D. on July 14, 2009

Are humans as special as we think we are?

Are humans as special as we think we are?

Guilt

A Question of Guilt

Alexandra Horowitz Ph.D. on July 6, 2009

Does your dog feel guilty when he's spilled out the innards of the trash can?

Does your dog feel guilty when he's spilled out the innards of the trash can?

Alexandra Horowitz, Ph.D., is a Term Assistant Professor of Psychology at Barnard College and the author of Inside of a Dog: What Dogs See, Smell, and Know.

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