Teenagers are sailing through a hormone storm. Their brains are being rewired, especially in areas regulating emotions and making judgments. If an adolescent dog suddenly refuses to come one called, people are disposed to say, oh, you're a bad dog. Not correctly. It is only a phase. Realize that and it's easier to release your vice grip and worry about this mischievous scam in your midst.
Alexandra Horowitz takes us inside the mind of a puppy. James Bridle introduces us to slime mold that can outwit the best human engineers. Justin Gregg makes the case that thinking like an animal is the key to living a good life. And Tom Mustill explains how a near-death encounter with a 30-ton whale led him to the scientists who are building Google Translate for animal languages.
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