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A mind-expanding journey that dismantles human arrogance and replaces it with a profound awe for the hidden genius of the natural world. These 12 books are the closest matches in mood, pace and themes, with what each one shares with Are We Smart Enough to Know How Smart Animals Are?.
- awe-inspiring
- humbling
- thought-provoking
- curious
- 01
The genius of birds
Jennifer Ackerman
A perspective-shifting exploration that transforms the everyday creatures outside your window into marvels of evolutionary brilliance.
- 02
Chimpanzee Politics
Frans de Waal · 1982
A fascinating look into the Machiavellian power struggles and social dynamics of our closest evolutionary relatives.
- 03
The Bonobo and the Atheist
Henry Cabot Lodge (Jr.)
A warm, scientifically grounded exploration that finds the roots of human goodness not in the heavens, but in the earth and our primate cousins.
- 04
Our Inner Ape
Frans de Waal · 2005
A hopeful, scientifically grounded exploration of the primate heritage that shapes both our darkest impulses and our highest moral capacities.
- 05
Other Minds
Peter Godfrey-Smith
A philosophical plunge into the ocean's depths to encounter an intelligence as alien as it is earthly.
- 06
The Soul of an Octopus
Sy Montgomery
A tender, awe-struck plunge into the alien intelligence of the ocean, revealing the profound emotional connections possible across species lines.
- 07
When elephants weep
J. Moussaieff Masson · 1994
A profound and empathetic journey into the rich, undeniable emotional landscapes of the non-human world.
- 08
Animals in translation
Temple Grandin · 2005
A paradigm-shifting look at the world through a uniquely tuned sensory lens, revealing the hidden emotional and cognitive lives of animals.
- 09
Behave
Robert M. Sapolsky
A witty, mind-expanding journey backward through time to uncover the biological and environmental roots of our greatest triumphs and darkest impulses.
- 10
You are not so smart
David McRaney
A playful, humbling tour through the cognitive biases that secretly run your life, proving that you are delightfully, predictably irrational.
- 11
Beyond the Brain
Louise Barrett
A paradigm-shifting exploration that pulls the mind out of the skull and scatters it into the body and the surrounding world.
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The intelligence of dogs
Stanley Coren · 1994
An engaging, affectionate exploration that transforms how you look at the dog resting at your feet.
