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210: The Science of Talking Dogs

Sci Guys

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How Dogs Communicate Effectively

"It just does seem a little bit odd to me that the people who are, the scientists who are really pushing that these dogs genuinely can communicate," he says. "We make up stories and patterns from the little data points that we have, even when we've got barely anything." He asks: Is it more likely that our brains are doing that to some random sounds that a dog is pressing, that it's associated with things that it likes? Or is it more likely That actually dogs can't speak English?

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