This episode goes into some of the most commonly asked questions about dogs - how do we know how old they are in 'human years', can they understand us, do they love us, and - most importantly - why are their noses cold? It also goes over most famous dogs that were involved in monumental scientific breakthroughs.  In a nutshell: science about dogs and dogs who do science.


Sources of content and inspiration

Read more about commonly asked questions about dogs (and their answers) here: https://www.sciencefocus.com/nature/dog-facts-science/

For more on maternal love for human children versus dogs, check out my blog article on Penn Neuro Know here: https://pennneuroknow.com/2021/07/13/parenting-across-species/

Read more about famous science dogs at: https://www.smithsonianmag.com/science-nature/most-famous-dogs-science-180976324/

Credits
Cover art by Abby Armato
Intro and Outro music "In My Dreams" by Freebeats.io

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