💡 The New Science of Animal Minds

The latest from Nautilus, the best things we learned, and your question of the day. [View in Browser]( | [Join Nautilus]( Did a friend forward this? [Sign up here]( Together with: Hello Nautilus readers, and thanks for stopping by. Today we have the lion who would save the world, and the new science of animal minds. Plus, some of the best things we learned—the most widely covered animal death (perhaps besides Harambe), frog cannibalism, the fastest voyage by sail, and more. If I lived for 1,000 years, I would (among many other things) I read (and practice) more philosophy, learn to play the guitar and the piano and the cello, have no weaknesses in basketball, and live beyond Earth for a spell. Check your question today (on helping someone) and free story (on religion and science) below. Have a good one! — Brian Gallagher The latest from Nautilus The Lion Who Would Save the World An anthropologist shows how bonding with another species could help humans come together. [Continue Reading](→ The New Science of Animal Minds The author on writing his new book Meet the Neighbors: Animal Minds and Life in a More-Than-Human World. [Continue Reading](→ Don’t limit your curiosity. Enjoy unlimited ad-free Nautilus stories every month for less than $5/month. [Join now]( Unlock the Saltwater Secrets of Deep-Sea Mining Deep-sea mining could unleash an environmental calamity in a little-known ecosystem, as [this Nautilus article]( explains. In a [three-part podcast miniseries]( jointly produced by the International Union for Conservation of Nature and Dona Bertarelli Philanthropy, host and BBC science journalist Phil Sansom dives in to explore deep-sea mining with six guests from the top levels of government, industry, high-level policy, economics, international law, and science. You can listen to the entire [three-part miniseries]( now. [Listen now]( *Thank you for supporting our sponsors. The best things we learned today • The death of Cecil, a 13-year-old lion in Zimbabwe, at the hands of a trophy hunter, was reported in at least 127 different languages across countries both rich and poor. [Read on Nautilus→]( • When a female green and golden bell frog isn’t pleased by the song of a male, she might opt to turn him into a meal. [Read on The New York Times→]( • For every kilogram that a fighter’s body size exceeds that of their opponent, they are 5 percent more likely to knock them unconscious. [Read on Human Nature→]( • The fastest voyage by sail ever recorded was reportedly an 89-day trip from New York City to San Francisco, aboard the Flying Cloud. [Read on PNAS→]( • People who regularly experience flow states appear to be less susceptible to depression. [Read on The Guardian→]( WE ARE CURIOUS TO KNOW... What is your most memorable experience of offering someone help? Send us your answer! Reply to this newsletter with a brief explanation of your response, and we’ll reveal the top answers in a future newsletter. This question was inspired by “[The Lion Who Would Save the World](.” Top answer to our previous question: On What You’d Do with 1,000 Years to Live • If I were to live 1,000 years, I would learn all the languages I could with emphasis on the “dead” languages, and read everything that has ever been written that is available. I would spend some time investigating the archeological record, and I would find a way to give that longer life expectancy to my horses and dogs. Without their companionship, expanded life at those lengths would be essentially useless. – Thomas O.
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