Biological Theory - Monitor lizards, some of the largest and most ecologically diverse lizards, have traditionally received little attention in comparative cognition research. Although emerging...

Joy—fleeting woo-hoo moments like "catching the perfect wave"—is felt by many diverse animals, and researchers want to know how they express it in various situations and why.

Watch all the Royal Institution CHRISTMAS LECTURES back to 1966, when the lectures were first televised.

A pet cow has learned to scratch herself with a broom, showing creative problem-solving skills that make it harder to ignore the fact that these animals have minds, says Marta Halina

Cambridge Core - Philosophy of Science - Slime Mould and Philosophy

A vivid account of the evolution of minds will fill readers with wonder — and challenge how they think about their moral responsibility to protect the planet. A vivid account of the evolution of minds...

Standard medical exams miss subtle signs of awareness in around 40% of cases.

A workshop exploring intuitive physics in humans and animals, with insights from animal cognition, developmental psychology, and philosophy.

"These conversations are the focus of fierce debate, not because scientists lack authority, but because these are the intellectual battles worth fighting. These are the stakes on which modern society ...

Today on the podcast, Mauricio Suárez talks with Samara about his new book - Inference and Representation: A study in Modelling Science.Mauricio is Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science at the...

Does nature have a purpose? The simple scientific answer is no, but the fuller story is, of course, more complicated than that. Concepts like goal directedness, directionality, and even purpose are us...