Summary

Dr. Barbara J. King joins the show to discuss animal cognition and emotion. Along the way, we hear about her start in biological anthropology studying baboons and how her career shifted several times to focus on animal cognition more broadly, followed by a turn towards advocacy and science communication. 

Recommendations

• What to read to learn more:
  • How Animals Grieve by Barbara J. King
  • TED Talk: Grief and Love in the Animal Kingdom by Barbara J. King
  • Dr. King’s website
  • Dr. King’s twitter
• What she’s reading for work:
  • The Sediments of Time: My Lifelong Search for the Past by Meave Leakey
  • Kindred: Neanderthal Life, Love, Death, and Art by Rebecca Wragg Sykes
  • Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds: Ebola and the Ravages of History by Paul Farmer
• What she’s consuming for fun:
  • Star Trek (The Next Generation, Deep Space Nine)
  • Dead Astronauts by Jeff VanderMeer
  • Borne by Jeff VanderMeer
  • Annihilation by Jeff VanderMeer
• BONUS works mentioned:
  • Personalities on the Plate: The Lives & Minds of Animals We Eat by Barbara J. King
  • The Soul of an Octopus: A Surprising Exploration into the Wonder of Consciousness by Sy Montgomery
  • Forthcoming March 2021: Animals’ Best Friends: Putting Compassion to Work for Animals in Captivity and the Wild by Barbara J. King
  • Sapiens articles by Barbara J. King
  • The Reducetarian Solution by Brian Kateman