by Roger Abrantes | Apr 13, 2019 | Science Article
Dogs point North-South when they pee and poop. They use the Earth’s magnetic field when urinating and defecating, aligning their bodies in the N-S axis. If I wrote this on April 1st, everyone would take that for an April Fool’s prank. It is not. It is the conclusion...
by Roger Abrantes | Apr 11, 2019 | Academic Paper
Epigenetics | Epigenetics, Environment, Phenotypic Plasticity | Belyayev’s Experiments | Conclusions ______________ Epigenetics [Greek epi– ἐπι- = above, over, on, in addition to] is the study of heritable gene functions that cause stable phenotypic variations without...
by Roger Abrantes | Mar 28, 2019 | Academic Paper
Introduction |Etymology | Definition and Problems | The Altruism Paradox- Group selection—Wilson | Kin Selection—Maynard Smith | Reciprocal Altruism—Trivers | Genetic Selfishness—Dawkins | Phenotypic plasticity | An Example We All Know—Do Dogs Show Altruistic...
by Roger Abrantes | Mar 20, 2019 | Academic Paper
Consciousness—Definitions | Private Experiences—Emotions | Self-awareness |The MSR (Mirror Self-Recognition) Test | Imitation | Awareness of Others—Empathy | Pain—Do Animals Have to be Conscious in Order to Suffer? | Consciousness as a Quantum State—Orchestrated...
by Roger Abrantes | Jan 29, 2019 | Science Article
Saying ‘please’ to your animal in its language can make the whole difference between success and failure. The question is, how do we say that in animal language? Simplicity is a virtue in life as well as in science and communication. We should always keep that in mind...