We're the only species that has podcasts is a silly way of putting it, but you got to be pretty determined not to look around you. I don't think any discoveries about animal and plant communication will suddenly affect our definition of consciousness. We should give the animals credit in the sense that when we study them, we're studying them. But as a descriptive statement, there are differences between humans and other species.
Welcome to the March 2023 Ask Me Anything episode of Mindscape! These monthly excursions are funded by Patreon supporters (who are also the ones asking the questions). We take questions asked by Patreons, whittle them down to a more manageable number — based primarily on whether I have anything interesting to say about them, not whether the questions themselves are good — and sometimes group them together if they are about a similar topic. Enjoy!
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