We used to think animals didn’t experience emotions like we do. Then things changed. Come and learn more about the evidence for animal emotions in this fascinating webinar from Marc Bekoff PhD.
By Zazie Todd PhD
Animal Emotions: Marc Bekoff PhD
When The Emotional Lives of Animals was first published in 2007, it was a gamechanger for its exploration of animal emotions and cognition. Now, a second edition has been published to bring us up to date on all the new science of animal emotions. Marc Bekoff joins us in this webinar to talk about animals’ experiences of joy, empathy, grief, anger, and embarrassment. You’ll never see animals the same way again.
Monday 23rd September 11am Pacific / 2pm Eastern / 7pm UK time.
Register here.
About the books
The Emotional Lives of Animals (revised): A Leading Scientist Explores
Animal Joy, Sorrow, and Empathy—and Why They Matter by Marc Bekoff PhD,
published by New World Library.
A seminal exploration of animal emotion, sentience, and cognition, revised and expanded to incorporate a surge of new science
When
award-winning scientist Marc Bekoff penned the first edition of this
book in 2007, he predicted that over time our understanding of animal
cognition and emotion would grow “richer, more accurate, and possibly
different.” Since then, not only has the field seen an explosion of new
and startling research, but the popular interest in the subject has
grown as well, spawning countless podcasts, articles, and bestselling
books.
Bekoff skillfully blends extraordinary stories of animal
joy, empathy, grief, embarrassment, anger, and love with the latest
scientific research confirming the existence of emotions that common
sense and experience have long implied. Filled with light humor and
compassion, The Emotional Lives of Animals is a clarion call for reassessing both how we view and how we treat animals.
Dogs Demystified: An A-to-Z Guide to All Things Canine by Marc Bekoff PhD, published by New World Library.
An all-encompassing and fun reference from an award-winning scientist and dog lover
Dr.
Marc Bekoff is an expert at turning cutting-edge science into
practical, reader-friendly information. The encyclopedic entries in this
book cover everything related to dog care, dog-human relationships, and
dog behavior, cognition, and emotions, making this the accessible book
that every dog lover should have. In concise, readable A-through-Z
entries, Bekoff covers it all, from aggression to pack formation to
zoomies, and explores why dogs do what they do; exactly how to meet any
dog eye-to-eye, nose-to-nose, and ear-to-ear to understand their world
better; and how tuning in to a dog’s unique personality leads to happier
dogs and happier human companions.
About Marc Bekoff PhD
Marc
Bekoff is professor emeritus of Ecology and Evolutionary Biology at the
University of Colorado, Boulder, He has published 31 books (or 41,
depending on how you count multi-volume encyclopedias) and has won many
awards for his research on animal behavior, animal emotions (cognitive
ethology), compassionate conservation, and animal protection, has worked
closely with Jane Goodall as co-chair of the ethics committee of the
Jane Goodall Institute, and is a former Guggenheim Fellow. He also works
closely with inmates at the Boulder County Jail.
In June 2022, Marc was recognized as a Hero by the Academy of Dog Trainers. His recent books include Canine Confidential: Why Dogs Do What They Do, Unleashing Your Dog: A Field Guide to Giving Your Canine Companion the Best Life Possible, A Dog’s World: Imagining the Lives of Dogs in a World Without Humans, Dogs Demystified: An A to Z Guide to All Things Canine, the second edition of The Emotional Lives of Animals, and Jane Goodall at 90: Celebrating an Astonishing Lifetime of Science, Advocacy, Humanitarianism, Hope, and Peace. (Many of his books can be seen here.) He also publishes regularly for Psychology Today. His homepage is marcbekoff.com. In 1986, Marc won the Master’s Tour du Haut, aka the age-graded Tour de France.
Follow Marc Bekoff at his Psychology Today blog and on Twitter.