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Dr. Daniel Promislow, principal investigator of The Dog Aging Project

Duncan — Wed, 24 Jan 2024 05:00:54 +0000

Dr. Daniel Promislow–a biogerontologist, professor at the University of Washington, and principal investigator of The Dog Aging Project, a long-term study of health and longevity in dogs—recounts the genesis of the Project. **NOTE: There is static on the line during the first portion of the interview; it does clear up. He explains that it was […]

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Mark E. Hauber, ornithologist & author of “Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives”

Duncan — Wed, 06 Dec 2023 05:00:12 +0000

Mark E. Hauber—professor, ornithologist, and author of “Bird Day: A Story of 24 Hours and 24 Avian Lives”—recalls becoming seriously interested in birds at age four or five. This was in his native Hungary, where, as that little boy, he dragged his mother to view the Spring Migration. His passion for birds was precocious and […]

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Melanie Joy–professor and author

Duncan — Wed, 03 Feb 2010 16:00:11 +0000

Melanie Joy–a professor who teaches psychology and sociology at the University of Massachusetts, Boston and author, most recently of “Why We Love Dogs, Eat Pigs and Wear Cows: An Introduction to Carnism”—reprises the hypothetical dinner scene that opens her new book, outlines some of the fundamental tenets of “Carnism” (in many respects, the opposite of […]

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