This blog post addresses behavior across all animal species. It considers what we can learn about behavior when we do not limit our study to just humans. Studying nonhuman animal behaviors is ...

In a recently released white paper, A Puzzle of Prevention: Recognizing the Role of Delirium in Preventing Rehospitalization, we examined delirium and its impact on rehospitalization and the ...

RSF: The Russell Sage Foundation Journal of the Social Sciences, Vol. 8, No. 7, Status: What It Is and Why It Matters for Inequality (NOVEMBER 2022), pp. 70-88 (19 pages) Status is an independent ...

The idea that helping others is part of a meaningful life has been around for thousands of years. Aristotle wrote that finding happiness and fulfillment is achieved “by loving rather than in being ...

One dog owner was concerned about their pets odd behavior that it only shows after a walk, but it turns out it has a sweet meaning according to a vet.

Is it a woodpecker? Is it a cicada? Is it a parrot who learned Morse code? No, it’s Silvester, the family cat, who just happened to spot a bird outside the window. If you own a cat, you’ve likely ...

Head-butting in cats? Yes, we’re talking about that adorable “head bonk” that cat lovers adore, even when it sends their coffee flying. It's just one of those fascinating kitty quirks that make cats ...

Studying nonhuman animal behavior to determine how it applies to all behaviors, including human behaviors, warrants asking about purpose. If we are asking what all behaviors have in common, then it is ...