In the movie Hoppers, scientists “hop” human consciousness into animal-like robots to talk to other species. We asked the ...

“Moana 2″ premieres Nov. 27, and just like every other parent in America, I’ll be seated in the theater with my three children on opening night. But I’m apprehensive. I saw the trailer for the ...

Giving human traits to animals and objects, known as anthropomorphism, is a common practice in storytelling and advertising.

As we’ve done 12 times prior—spanning just over four years–today’s program involved setting aside the usual “Talking Animals” format in order to present the show-length feature, “Ask The Trainer.” In ...

Increasingly, however, talking with the animals is becoming less of a fantasy. This doesn’t just invite some fantastic conversations, but recontexualizes the rights we allot to non-human creatures.